1659 in Norway

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See also:	1659 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1659 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III. ^[1]

Events

• February - The Second Battle of Frederikshald.

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1659 in art and 1659 in literature

Births

Anne Clausdatter

• 5 June – Anne Clausdatter, businesswoman and owner of Borgestad Manor in Skien (died 1713)

Deaths

Memorial monument of Jens Bjelke

• 7 November – Jens Bjelke, nobleman, Chancellor of Norway (b.1580). ^[2]

References

1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 3.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
2. Bratberg, Terje. "Jens Bjelke". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.