1812 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1812 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI ^[1]
• Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg ^[2]

Events

• Fines for having children out of wedlock are abolished. The fines had been in place since the Stóridómur was passed in 1564. ^[3]

Births

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, politician. ^[4]
• 17 February: Pétur Havsteen, politician. ^[5]
• 13 November: Páll Melsteð, historian and politician. ^[6]

References

1. "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
2. bókmenntafélag, Íslenska (1904). Tímarit (in Icelandic).
3. Bryan, Eric (2021-01-01). "Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change". Arc Humanities Press.
4. Guðjón Friðriksson, „Konur á karlafundi. Öld liðin síðan fyrsta konankaus í Reykjavík “, Ný saga 2 (1988)
5. "Pétur Havsteen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
6. "Páll Melsteð". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-30.