1575 in Norway

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See also:	1575 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1575 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick II. ^[1]

Events

• Anti-Catholicism in Norway: Ingeborg Kjeldsdatter from Skiptvet was flogged. Her crime was that she had practiced Catholic Marian devotion. ^[2]
• 12 December - The Danzig rebellion began. The city of Danzig rebels against Poland–Lithuania, Denmark-Norway joins the side of the rebels.

Arts and literature

Main article: 1575 in art

Births

Main article: births in 1575

Further information: Category:1575 births

Deaths

Memorial stone for Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, at Vangen Church in Aurland

• 9 April – Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, clergyman, writer, historian (born c. 1528). ^[3]
• 29 July – Jon Simonssøn, city manager, lawspeaker, humanist (born 1512). ^[4]

References

1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. Laugerud, Henning (2018). Reformasjon uten folk: det katolske Norge i før- og etterreformatorisk tid (in Norwegian). St. Olav forlag. p. 152. ISBN   9788270243518. OCLC   1107654577. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
3. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Absalon Pederssøn Beyer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
4. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jon Simonssøn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2025.