1665 in Norway

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See also:	1665 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1665 in Norway :

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III ^[1]

Events

Battle of Vågen

• 2 August – The Battle of Vågen, Bergen, a naval battle between an English flotilla of warships and a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet, as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
• 14 November – The King's Law or Lex Regia (Danish and Norwegian: Kongeloven) was introduced. ^[2]
• Næs Iron Works starts to operate, it is operated from 1665 to 1959.
• The town of Fredrikshald is founded (now known simply as Halden).

Arts and literature

The Rosendal Manor.

• The construction of Rosendal Manor was finished. ^[3]

Births

Iver Huitfeldt

• 5 December – Iver Huitfeldt, military officer (d.1710). ^[4]

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1665

Further information: Category:1665 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. Gisle, Jon. "Kongeloven". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. Brønnum, Jakob (2003). Kulturhistoriske årstall (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax Forlag. p. 134. ISBN   82-530-2481-9.
4. Rian, Øystein. "Iver Huitfeldt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2012.