1660 in Norway

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See also:	1660 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1660 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III. ^[1]

Events

• January - Swedish forces laid siege the town of Halden.
• 22 February - The siege of Halden ends, and the Swedish forces retreat to Bohuslen.
• 27 May - Trondhjems len was returned to Norway, following the Treaty of Copenhagen (after having been ceded to Sweden at the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658).
• 8 December - Ove Bjelke became Chancellor of Norway.
• 24 December - Claus von Ahlefeldt was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army.
• Flekkefjord is given town status as a ladested. ^[2]

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1660 in art and 1660 in literature

Births

Albert Angell

• 4 November – Albert Angell, civil servant, landowner and businessperson (died 1705). ^[3]
• Vincens Budde, military officer (died 1729). ^[4]
• Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (died 1718). ^[5]

Probable

• Ragnhild Abelset, merchant, landowner and lensmann (died 1733). ^[6]

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1660

Further information: Category:1660 deaths

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. Nilsen, Jan-Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (13 July 2020). "Flekkefjord". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. Bull, Ida. "Albert Angell". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Vincents Budde". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
5. Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. J. (1887–1905). "Adeler, Henrik". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. I. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. p. 94. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
6. Dale, Bjørn Jonson. "Ragnhild Abelset". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 April 2021.