Aristocracy of Norway, the Glossary

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1. 614 relations: Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, Absolute monarchy, Achievement (heraldry), Adam Gottlob Moltke, Adeler, Aftenposten, Afterlife, Agriculture, Ahlefeldt (noble family), Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Ahnentafel, Akershus, Akershus Fortress, Althing, Altmark, Alv Erlingsson, Alv Knutsson, Ancient Diocese of Bergen, Ancient Diocese of Hamar, Ancient Diocese of Stavanger, Ancient Diocese of the Faroe Islands, Andenes, Anders Mowatt of Hugoland, Andrew Sinclair (privy counsellor), Anker (noble family), Anne Sophie Reventlow, Anniken Huitfeldt, Anrep (noble family), Antvorskov, Arabs, Archaeology, Arenstorff, Aristocracy, Aristocracy (class), Aristocracy of officials, Armorial of Norway, Audun Hugleiksson, Augsburg Confession, Aurland, Austrått, Axel Gyldenstierne, Bagge family, Bagler, Banknotes of the Norwegian krone, Barnekow family, Baron, Barony of Holckenhavn, Barony Rosendal, Barthold Nicolai Landsberg, Battle of Hjörungavágr, ... Expand index (564 more) »

2. Danish nobility
3. Icelandic nobility
4. Norwegian nobility

Absalon Pederssøn Beyer (c. 1528 – 9 April 1575) was a Norwegian author, lecturer and Lutheran clergyman.

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Absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.

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Achievement (heraldry)

In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled.

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Adam Gottlob Moltke

Count Adam Gottlob von Moltke (10 November 171025 September 1792) was a German-born Danish courtier, politician and diplomat who was a favourite of Frederick V of Denmark.

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Adeler

Adeler is a surname.

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Aftenposten

Aftenposten (stylized as i in the masthead) is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation.

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Afterlife

The afterlife or life after death is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's stream of consciousness or identity continues to exist after the death of their physical body.

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Agriculture

Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.

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Ahlefeldt (noble family)

The House of Ahlefeldt is an ancient German and Danish noble family.

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Ahmad ibn Fadlan

Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāshid ibn Ḥammād, (أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan (or Ibn Foszlan in older European literature), was a 10th-century traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph, al-Muqtadir of Baghdad, to the king of the Volga Bulgars, known as his i ("account" or "journal").

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Ahnentafel

An ahnentafel (German for "ancestor table") or ahnenreihe ("ancestor series") is a genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors in a fixed sequence of ascent.

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Akershus

Akershus is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus.

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Akershus Fortress

Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) or Akershus Castle (Akershus slott) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city.

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Althing

The i (general meeting), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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Altmark

The Altmark (English: Old MarchHansard, The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time..., Volume 32. 1 February to 6 March 1816, T.C. Hansard, 1816.. Article XXIII of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna) is a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt.

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Alv Erlingsson

Alv Erlingsson (Alv Erlingsson den yngre, died 1290) was a Norwegian nobleman, earl of Sarpsborg and governor of Borgarsyssel.

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Alv Knutsson

Alv Knutsson (c. 1420–1496) was a Norwegian nobleman who descended on his father's side from the influential and wealthy Swedish ''Tre Rosor'' noble family.

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Ancient Diocese of Bergen

The Catholic Diocese of Bergen or Diocese of Bjørgvin in Norway existed from the eleventh century to the Protestant Reformation (1537), Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

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Ancient Diocese of Hamar

The former Norwegian Catholic diocese of Hamar existed from 1152 to 1542, when the Protestant Reformation turned it into a bishopric of the Lutheran state church.

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Ancient Diocese of Stavanger

The former Catholic Diocese of Stavanger in Norway included the modern counties of Rogaland and Agder together with the regions of Valdres and Hallingdal and the parishes of Eidfjord and Røldal from Hordaland.

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Ancient Diocese of the Faroe Islands

The former Roman Catholic Diocese of the Faroe Islands existed from the 11th century to the Protestant Reformation.

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Andenes

is the administrative centre of Andøy Municipality which is located in the Vesterålen district of Nordland county, Norway.

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Anders Mowatt of Hugoland

Anders Mowat of Hugoland (also Andrew Mowat) (c. 1530 – c. 1610) was a Scottish merchant who became known as the "Lord of Hugoland" in Shetland.

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Andrew Sinclair (privy counsellor)

Sir Andrew Sinclair of Ravenscraig, in Denmark known as Anders Sincklar (Sinklar, Sinclar), til Ravenscraig og Sincklarsholm, born 1555, died 1625, was a Scotsman of noble birth, who became a Danish privy counsellor, envoy to England, colonel, and holder of extensive fiefs.

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Anker (noble family)

The Anker family, also spelled Ancher, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway.

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Anne Sophie Reventlow

Anne Sophie von Reventlow (Anna Sophie; 16 April 1693 – 7 January 1743) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway.

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Anniken Huitfeldt

Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt (born 29 November 1969) is a Norwegian historian and politician for the Labour Party.

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Anrep (noble family)

The Anrep family is a Baltic-German noble family, belonging also to Swedish and Russian nobility.

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Antvorskov

Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: Antvorskov Kloster) was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark.

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Arabs

The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Arenstorff

The Arenstorff family, also Arnstorff, is the name of a German noble family of ancient nobility originated from Uckermark, Brandenburg.

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Aristocracy

Aristocracy is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.

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Aristocracy (class)

The aristocracy is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class.

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Aristocracy of officials

"Aristocracy of officials" and "civil service aristocracy" (Danish and Norwegian: embedsaristokratiet or embetsaristokratiet) are terms used by historians to denote the elite social class (aristocracy) of university-educated higher state officials in Denmark and Norway from the early modern period until the 19th century.

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Armorial of Norway

This is an incomplete list of Norwegian coats of arms.

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Audun Hugleiksson

Audun Hugleiksson (Hestakorn) (1240 – 2 December 1302) was a Norwegian nobleman at the end of the 13th century.

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Augsburg Confession

The Augsburg Confession, also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation.

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Aurland

Aurland is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway.

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Austrått

Austrått or Austrått Manor (Austråttborgen) is a manor in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Axel Gyldenstierne

Axel Gyldenstierne (born c. 1542, died 13 July 1603 at Sandviken, Gotland) was a Danish-Norwegian official and Governor-general of Norway from 1588 until 1601.

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Bagge family

The Bagge family is a Swedish noble family, originally of Norwegian origin from Marstrand, Bohuslän, by Nils Fredriksson Bagge, burgher and mayor of Marstrand in the 17th century.

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Bagler

The Bagli Party or Bagler (Old Norse: Baglarr, Norwegian Bokmål: Bagler, Norwegian Nynorsk: Baglar) was a faction or party during the Norwegian Civil Wars.

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Banknotes of the Norwegian krone

Norwegian banknotes are circulated, in addition to Norwegian coins, with a denomination of Norwegian kroner, as standard units of currency in Norway.

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Barnekow family

The Barnekow family is a medieval German noble family originating from Mecklenburg and Pommerania.

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Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.

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Barony of Holckenhavn

The Barony of Holckenhavn was a Danish majorat on the island of Funen, which existed from 1671 to 1921.

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Barony Rosendal

Barony Rosendal (Norwegian: Baroniet Rosendal) is a historic estate and manor house situated in Kvinnherad in Hordaland county, Norway.

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Barthold Nicolai Landsberg

Barthold Nicolai von Landsberg (c. 166818 February 1740) was a Dano-Norwegian military officer.

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Battle of Hjörungavágr

The Battle of Hjǫrungavágr (Norwegian: Slaget ved Hjørungavåg) is a semi-legendary naval battle that took place in the late 10th century between the Jarls of Lade and a Danish invasion fleet led by the fabled Jomsvikings.

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Baudissin

The Baudissin family is a German noble family of Sorbian origin, first mentioned in 1326 in Upper Lusatia, now part of Saxony.

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Bavaria

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.

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Bülow family

The House of Bülow is the name of an old German and Danish noble family of Mecklenburg origin, members of which have borne the title of Baron (Freiherr), Count (Graf) or Prince (Fürst).

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Behr

Behr is a given name and surname that derives from the German Bär (bear).

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Benkestok (noble family)

The Benkestok family (Benkestokk, Benchestoch et cetera) is one of the original noble families of Norway and one of the few to survive the Middle Ages.

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Bergen

Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway.

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Bergenhus Fortress

Bergenhus fortress (Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway.

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Bernstorff

The Bernstorff family is the name of an old and distinguished German-Danish noble family which originated from Mecklenburg, Germany.

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Bernt Anker

Bernt Anker (22 November 1746 – 21 April 1805) was a Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright.

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Best Western

Best Western International, Inc. owns the Best Western Hotels & Resorts brand, which it licenses to over 4,700 hotels worldwide.

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Bildt family

The Bildt family is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin, noted for counting two of its members as Swedish prime ministers.

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Bille (noble family)

The Bille family (also spelled Bilde) is a Danish noble family, part of the ancient Danish nobility.

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Birk (market place)

Birk (biærk, berck, byrck) was during the Scandinavian Middle Ages the name for a demarcated area, especially a town or a market place, with its own laws and privileges.

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Birkebeiner

The Birkebein Party or Birkebeinar (Birkebeinarane (nynorsk) or (bokmål)) was the name for a rebellious party in Norway, formed in 1174 around the pretender to the Norwegian throne, Eystein Meyla.

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Bishop of Orkney

The Bishop of Orkney was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Orkney, one of thirteen medieval bishoprics of Scotland.

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Bjarkøy Municipality

Bjarkøy is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway.

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Bjelke (noble family)

The Bjelke family, also spelled Bielke, was a Danish and Norwegian noble family, known since the mid-15th century and extinct in 1868.

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Black Death

The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353.

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Blomsholm

Blomsholm in Skee parish in Bohuslän is an area north of Strömstad where there are many ancient monuments from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages.

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Bohus Fortress

Bohus Fortress lies in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches (north of Gothenburg).

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Bohuslän

Bohuslän is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast.

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Bokken Lasson

Caroline "Bokken" Lasson (7 January 1871 – 3 August 1970) was a Norwegian concert and cabaret singer.

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Bologna

Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy.

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Bonnet (headgear)

Bonnet has been used as the name for a wide variety of headgear for both sexes—more often female—from the Middle Ages to the present.

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Borgestad Manor

Borgestad Manor (Borgestad gård) is an estate and manor house in the municipality of Skien in Telemark, Norway.

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Bracket clock

A bracket clock is a style of antique portable table clock made in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Brahe

Brahe (originally Bragde) is the name of two closely related Scanian noble families who were influential in both Danish and Swedish history.

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Brandenburg

Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg (see Names), is a state in northeastern Germany.

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Brønnøysund Register Centre

Brønnøysund Register Centre (Norwegian Bokmål: Brønnøysundregistrene; formal name Registerenheten i Brønnøysund, Norwegian Nynorsk: Brønnøysundregistra) is a Norwegian government agency that is responsible for the management of numerous public registers for Norway, and governmental systems for digital exchange of information.

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Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne

Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne (11 November 1851 – 24 April 1930) was a Norwegian jurist, Professor of Jurisprudence at The Royal Frederick University from 1887, and the university's rector 1912–1918.

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Briefadel

Briefadel (in German) or brevadel (in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) are persons and families who have been ennobled by letters patent. Aristocracy of Norway and Briefadel are Norwegian nobility.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

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British Vogue

British Vogue is a British fashion magazine based in London and first published in 1916.

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Brockdorff

The Brockdorff family is a Schleswig-Holsteiner old noble house that belonged to German and Danish nobility.

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Bronze

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids, such as arsenic or silicon.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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By the Grace of God

By the Grace of God (Dei Gratia, abbreviated D.G.) is a formulaic phrase used especially in Christian monarchies as an introductory part of the full styles of a monarch.

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Canon (title)

Canon (translit) is a Christian title usually used to refer to a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Cappelen (family)

Cappelen is a Norwegian family of German origin.

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Carl Otto Løvenskiold

Carl Otto Løvenskiold (23 December 1839 – 1 October 1916) was a Norwegian naval officer, business executive and landowner.

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Carl Otto Løvenskiold (born 1953)

Carl Otto Løvenskiold (born 18 October 1953) is a Norwegian landowner and businessperson.

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Carpentry

Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc.

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Caspar Herman Hausmann

Caspar Herman Hausmann was a Danish-Norwegian General, lumber merchant and squire. He was born 10 January 1653 at Segeberg in the Danish duchy of Holsten (now Holstein), which was then in union with Denmark-Norway. He died 9 September 1718 in Christiania (now Oslo) and lies in a crypt in Oslo Cathedral.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Catholic Church in Norway

The Catholic Church in Norway (Den katolske kirke i Norge) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Chancellor

Chancellor (cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.

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Chapter (religion)

A chapter (capitulum or capitellum) is one of several bodies of clergy in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches or their gatherings.

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Charlotte Helene von Schindel

Charlotte Helene von Schindel (1690–1752) was a Danish noble, a lady in waiting and a royal mistress of King Frederick IV of Denmark.

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Christen Munk

Christen Munk (1520 – July 5, 1579) was a Danish born, Governor-general of Norway and county governor.

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Christian Detlev Reventlow

Christian Detlev, Count von Reventlow (1671–1738) was a Danish military leader and diplomat.

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Christian I of Denmark

Christian I (Christiern I) (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union.

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Christian III of Denmark

Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559.

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Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648.

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Christian Magnus Falsen

Christian Magnus Falsen (14 September 1782 – 13 January 1830) was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian.

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Christian Rantzau

Christian Rantzau (23 January 1684 – 16 April 1771) was a Danish nobleman and civil servant.

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Christian V of Denmark

Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.

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Christian VI of Denmark

Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746.

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Christopher II of Denmark

Christopher II (29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death.

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Christopher of Bavaria

Christopher of Bavaria (Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448), was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union.

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.

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Citizenship

Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state.

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Citrus

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae.

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Civil war era in Norway

The civil war era in Norway (borgarkrigstida, borgarkrigstidi, borgerkrigstida or borgerkrigstiden) began in 1130 and ended in 1240.

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Clan Cunningham

Clan Cunningham is a Scottish clan.

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Clan Sinclair

Clan Sinclair (Clann na Ceàrda) is a Highland Scottish clan which holds the lands of Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.

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Clergy

Clergy are formal leaders within established religions.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Conrad von Reventlow

Conrad, Count von Reventlow (21 April 1644 – 21 July 1708) was a Danish statesman who was "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" (Danmarks storkansler), a predecessor title of the Prime Minister of Denmark, from 1699 until his death.

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Constantin Marselis

Constantin Marselis, or Constantijn Marselis (28 November 1647 – 16 June 1699), was a nobleman of the wealthy Dutch Marselis family.

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Constitution of Norway

The Constitution of Norway (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov; Norwegian Bokmål: Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov; Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov) was adopted on 16 May and signed on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll.

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Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.

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Constitutional monarchy

Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.

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Continental Europe

Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Cort Adeler

Cort Sivertsen Adeler (16 December 16225 November 1675), known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in the Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honour given to Kurt Sivertsen, a Norwegian seaman, who rendered distinguished service to the Danish and Dutch navies, and also to the Republic of Venice against the Turks.

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Count

Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.

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Counts of Wedel-Jarlsberg

The Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg (also Wedel Jarlsberg) is a title of the Norwegian nobility and of the Danish nobility.

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Countship of Brahesminde

Countship of Brahesminde (Danish: Grevskabet Brahesminde) was a Danish countship created May 9, 1798, for privy councilor and chamberlain Preben Bille-Brahe of Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård.

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Countship of Larvik

The Countship of Larvik aka Landgraviate of Larvik (also spelt Laurvig or Laurvigen) was created on 29 September 1671 when Brunla amt was made into the county of Laurvigen.

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Countship of Schackenborg

The Countship of Schackenborg was a Danish and for a period German majorat in the southern part of Jutland, which existed from 1676 to 1924.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

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Courland

Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia.

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Créquy family

Créquy (often spelled Créqui) is a French noble family which originated in Artois.

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D'Aubert family

The d'Aubert family, or Aubert, is a family of the French nobility.

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Dagbladet

(The Daily Magazine) is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format.

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Dagfin Werenskiold

Dagfin Werenskiold (16 October 1892 – 29 June 1977) was a Norwegian sculptor and painter.

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Danish language

Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.

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Danish nobility

Danish nobility is a social class and a former estate in the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Danish West Indies

The Danish West Indies (Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Virgin Islands (Danske Jomfruøer) or Danish Antilles were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with; Saint John (St.) with; and Saint Croix with.

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Danmarks Adels Aarbog

Danmarks Adels Aarbog (Yearbook of the Danish Nobility) is an annual – now tri-annual – publication that details the genealogies, titles, and coats of arms of Danish and Norwegian noble families. Aristocracy of Norway and Danmarks Adels Aarbog are Danish nobility and Norwegian nobility.

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Danneskiold-Samsøe

The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility associated with the Danish Royal Family, and who formerly held the island of Samsø as a fief.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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Dean (Christianity)

A dean, in an ecclesiastical context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy.

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Demesne

A demesne or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support.

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Den Store Danske Encyklopædi

Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (The Great Danish Encyclopedia) is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Denmark–Norway

Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge) is a term for the 16th-to-19th-century multi-national and multi-lingual real unionFeldbæk 1998:11 consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and other possessions), the Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein.

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Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Diocese of Hamar

The Diocese of Hamar (Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway.

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Diocese of Oslo

The Diocese of Oslo is the Church of Norway's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum.

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Diocese of Skálholt

The Diocese of Skálholt (Skálholtsbiskupa) is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland.

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Diocese of the Isles

The Diocese of the Isles, also known as the Diocese of Suðreyar, or the Diocese of Sodor, was one of the dioceses of medieval Norway.

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Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden

The dissolution of the union (unionsoppløsningen; unionsoppløysinga; Landsmål: unionsuppløysingi; unionsupplösningen) between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden under the House of Bernadotte, was set in motion by a resolution of the Storting on 7 June 1905.

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Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen (Low Saxon:; archaic English: Ditmarsh; Ditmarsken; Tedmarsgo) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Dominium

Dominium means "dominion; control; ownership".

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Dragsholm Castle

Dragsholm Castle (Dragsholm Slot) is a historic building in Zealand, Denmark.

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Dresselberg

The Dresselberg family is an extinct, medieval Danish noble family.

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Duchy of Schleswig

The Duchy of Schleswig (Hertugdømmet Slesvig; Herzogtum Schleswig; Hartogdom Sleswig; Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland) covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark.

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Duke

Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.

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Duke of Halland

This lists those feudal magnates (counts, dukes, and other sort of princes) who have held Halland (Hallandia) as fief, or its southern or northern part, as a substantive title.

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Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643.

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Duty (tax)

In economics, a duty is a target-specific form of tax levied by a state or other political entity.

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Dyre (noble family)

The Dyre family is an extinct, Danish medieval noble family.

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Earl

Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.

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Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Northumbria or Ealdorman of Northumbria was a title in the late Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Scandinavian and early Anglo-Norman period in England.

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Earl of Orkney

Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland.

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Earldom of Orkney

The Earldom of Orkney was a Norse territory ruled by the earls (or ''jarls'') of Orkney from the ninth century until 1472.

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Earls of Lade

The Earls of Lade (ladejarler) were a dynasty of Norse jarls from Lade (Old Norse: Hlaðir), who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century.

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Eastern Norway

Eastern Norway (Østlandet, Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway.

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Edict of Nantes

The Edict of Nantes was signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV and granted the minority Calvinist Protestants of France, also known as Huguenots, substantial rights in the nation, which was predominantly Catholic.

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Eiler Holck

Eiler Holck, 1st Baron of Holckenhavn (4 June 1627 – 28 June 1696) was a Danish nobleman and military officer, from 1671 with the title of baron.

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Elective monarchy

An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by a monarch who is elected, in contrast to a hereditary monarchy in which the office is automatically passed down as a family inheritance.

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Elingård

Elingård (Elingaard herregård) is a manor house and an estate located at Fredrikstad in Østfold county, Norway.

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Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg

Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg (4 May 1679 – 27 June 1704), Countess of Antvorskov, was Danish noble and lady-in-waiting of German origin.

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Else Hansen

Else Hansen (Cathrine Marie Mahs Hansen) also called de Hansen (1720 – 4 September 1784), was the royal mistress of king Frederick V of Denmark.

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Enevold Brandt

Count Enevold Brandt (7 September 1738 - 28 April 1772) was a Danish courtier.

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Eric of Pomerania

Eric of Pomerania (1381/1382 – 24 September 1459) ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439.

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Erik Werenskiold

Erik Theodor Werenskiold (11 February 1855 – 23 November 1938) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator.

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Erling Skakke

Erling Ormsson (1115 – 18 June 1179), known as Erling Skakke, was a Norwegian Jarl during the 12th century.

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Estates of the realm

The estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe.

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Estonia

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.

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Etatsråd

was a Danish and Norwegian title, which was conferred by the king until 1909 and entailed a third-class rank in the order of precedence, and thus the right to enroll one's daughters in Gisselfeld Convent and Vemmetofte Convent.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Ex officio member

An ex officio member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office.

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Excommunication

Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.

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Eystein Eggen

Eystein Eggen (5 January 1944 in Oslo – 19 November 2010) was a Norwegian writer.

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Fabritius de Tengnagel (noble family)

The Fabritius de Tengnagel family is a Danish and Norwegian noble family of German origin.

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Falkenskiold (noble family)

The Falkenskiold family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family of high nobility that descended from a medieval Danish patrician family the Düssel (Dyssel) family who were members of the Rigsrådet.

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Falsen (noble family)

The Falsen family, also de Falsen, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family.

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Faroe Islands

The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (Føroyar,; Færøerne), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Fee tail

In English common law, fee tail or entail, or tailzie in Scots law, is a form of trust, established by deed or settlement, that restricts the sale or inheritance of an estate in real property and prevents that property from being sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the tenant-in-possession, and instead causes it to pass automatically, by operation of law, to an heir determined by the settlement deed.

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Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent (الهلال الخصيب) is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with northern Kuwait, south-eastern Turkey, and western Iran.

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Feudal baron

A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a barony, comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service.

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Feudalism

Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Foreign nobility in Norway

Foreign nobility in Norway refers to foreign persons and families of nobility who in past and present have lived in Norway as well as to non-noble Norwegians who have enjoyed foreign noble status. Aristocracy of Norway and foreign nobility in Norway are Norwegian nobility.

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Foundations in Norway

Foundations in Norway (Norwegian: Bokmål: stiftelse; Nynorsk: stifting) are independent i.e. self-owning juridical entities disposing assets that have been given by will, gift or other juridical dispositions for one or more purposes.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Franconia

Franconia (Franken,; East Franconian: Franggn; Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (German: Ostfränkisch).

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Fredberg

Fredberg is the name of an old noble family from Himmerland in Denmark.

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Frederick III of Denmark

Frederick III (Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670.

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Frederick IV of Denmark

Frederick IV (Danish: Frederik; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death.

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Frederik Ahlefeldt

Count Frederik of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen (1623 in Søgård – 7 July 1686, in Copenhagen) was a Danish landowner and statesman.

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Frederik Due

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due (14 April 1796 – 16 October 1873) was a Norwegian military officer and statesman.

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Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen

Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen (14 July 1750 – 6 July 1825) was a Danish-Norwegian army officer, councillor of state, cabinet member and Norway's first minister of finance.

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Frederik Krag

Frederik Krag (6 March 1655 – 24 September 1728) was a Danish nobleman (Baron) and senior civil servant who served kings Frederick IV and Frederick V. He was the Governor-General of Norway, from 1713 until 1722.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.

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Freiherr

Freiherr (male, abbreviated as Frhr.), Freifrau (his wife, abbreviated as Frfr., literally "free lord" or "free lady") and Freiin (his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Friesland

Friesland (official Fryslân), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part.

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Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg

Baron Frederik (Fritz) Hartvig Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (7 July 1855– 27 July 1942) was a Norwegian aristocrat, jurist and diplomat.

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Frydag

The Frydag family, also spelled Vrydach, Freytag, Freydag and various other slightly different spellings, is a German noble family known since the beginning of the 14th century that originated in Uradel in Westphalia.

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Funen

Funen (Fyn), with an area of, is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy.

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Funen County

Funen County (Fyns Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited.

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Fur

Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of almost all mammals.

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Galtung (noble family)

The Galtung family was a Norwegian noble family dating from the ennoblement of Lauritz Galtung in 1648.

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Garðar, Greenland

Garðar was the seat of the bishop in the Norse settlements in Greenland.

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Görvel Fadersdotter (Sparre)

Görvel Fadersdotter (Sparre) (1509 or 1517 – 20 April 1605) was a Swedish noblewoman and county administrator.

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Güldencrone (noble family)

the Güldencrone family, also spelled Guldencrone and Gyldenkrone, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family with the rank of fief baron.

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Georg Morgenstierne

Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne (2 January 1892 – 3 March 1978) was a Norwegian professor of linguistics with the University of Oslo (UiO).

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Georg Reichwein Sr.

Georg Reichwein Sr. (1593– 5 May 1667) was a German born, Norwegian military officer.

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Georg Sibbern

Georg Christian Sibbern (29 March 1816 – 4 October 1901) was a Norwegian diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Norway.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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German occupation of Norway

The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gille dynasty

Gille dynasty was a royal house which ruled the Kingdom of Norway during the 12th century.

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Gissur Þorvaldsson

Gissur Thorvaldsson (1208 – 12 January 1268; Modern Icelandic: Gissur Þorvaldsson; Old Norse: Gizurr Þorvaldsson) was a medieval Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Haukdælir family clan, and great-grandson of Jón Loftsson.

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Gothenburg

Gothenburg (abbreviated Gbg; Göteborg) is the capital of Västra Götaland County in Sweden.

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Governor-general of Norway

The governor-general of Norway (Rigsstatholder or Riksståthållare, both meaning 'lieutenant of the realm' (see stadtholder)), was the appointed head of the Norwegian Government in the absence of the monarch, during the union with Denmark and Sweden.

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Grave goods

Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are items buried along with a body.

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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

The Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated SNL) is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Grevens og Friherrens Komedie

Grevens og Friherrens Komedie (The comedy of the count and the baron) is a Danish play.

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Gudbrandsdalen

Gudbrandsdalen (Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland).

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Guttorm of Norway

Guttorm Sigurdsson (Guttormr Sigurðarson; 1199 – 11 August 1204) was the king of Norway from January to August 1204, during the Norwegian civil war era.

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Gyldenkrantz

The Gyldenkrantz family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family of Dutch origin.

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Gyldenløve

Gyldenløve ("Golden Lion") was a surname for several illegitimate children of Oldenburg kings of Denmark-Norway in the 17th century.

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Gyldenløve (noble family)

The Gyldenløve family (English: lit. Golden Lion) is the modern name of a medieval and now extinct family of the Norwegian nobility.

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Gyldenpalm (noble family)

The Gyldenpalm family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family.

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Gyldenstierne (noble family)

The Gyldenstjerne family, also spelled Gyldenstierne and in Swedish Gyllenstierna (English: Golden Star), is a Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish noble family divided into various branches and ranks.

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Haakon IV

Haakon IV Haakonsson (– 16 December 1263; Hákon Hákonarson; Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263.

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Haakon the Crazy

Haakon the Crazy (Old Norse: Hákon galinn, Norwegian: Håkon Galen) was a Norwegian jarl and Birkebeiner chieftain during the civil war era in Norway.

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Haakon V

Haakon V Magnusson (10 April 1270 – 8 May 1319) (Hákon Magnússon; Modern Norwegian) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319.

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Haakon VI

Haakon VI (Håkon, Håkan; August 1340 – 11 September 1380), also known as Håkan Magnusson, was King of Norway from 1343 until his death and King of Sweden between 1362 and 1364.

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Haandfæstning

A Haandfæstning (Modern Håndfæstning & Modern Håndfestning, lit. "Handbinding", plural Haandfæstninger) was a document issued by the kings of Denmark from 13th to the 17th century, preceding and during the realm's personal union with the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway.

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Halden

Halden, between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway.

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Halland

Halland is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden.

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Hallvard Jonson Smør

Hallvard Jonson Smør (fl. 1368–1372) was a Norwegian knight.

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Handbag

A handbag, commonly known as a purse in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag used to carry personal items.

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Hanged, drawn and quartered

To be hanged, drawn and quartered became a statutory penalty for men convicted of high treason in the Kingdom of England from 1352 under King Edward III (1327–1377), although similar rituals are recorded during the reign of King Henry III (1216–1272).

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Hannibal Sehested (governor)

Hannibal Sehested (1609 – 23 September 1666) was a Dano-Norwegian statesman and son-in-law of King Christian IV.

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Hanover

Hanover (Hannover; Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Hans Gaas

Hans Gaas (c.1500 – 17 September 1578) was a Danish-Norwegian clergyman.

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Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm

Hans Hagerup or posthumously Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (27 October 1717 – 19 February 1781) was a Danish-born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant.

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Hans Hansen Lilienskiold

Hans Hansen Lilienskiold (c.1650 – 1703) was a Norwegian jurist, government official, civil servant, and land owner.

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Hans Kruckow

Hans Kruckow (1424 ? - 1455 ?) was a knight and a royal councilor in Norway.

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Hans Rev

Hans Rev or Hans Reff (about 1489 in Denmark – July/August 1545 in Oslo) was a Danish-Norwegian clergyman.

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Hans Rosing

Hans Rosing (9 August 1625 – 13 April 1699) was a Norwegian clergyman.

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Harald Fairhair

Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr Hárfagri) (–) was a Norwegian king.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Hartvig Krummedige

Hartvig Krummedige (also referred to in the Hartvig Erikssøn Krummedike and Hartvig Krummendick) was a Danish nobleman who was born circa 1400 in southern Jutland, Denmark and died in 1476 at Akershus Fortress, Norway.

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Haukdælir family clan

The Haukdælir (Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic) were one of the family clans who controlled medieval Iceland during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Håkon Grjotgardsson

Håkon Grjotgardsson (Old Norse: Hákon Grjótgarðsson) was the first Earl of Lade and an ally of Harald Fairhair, King of Norway.

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Hebrides

The Hebrides (Innse Gall,; Southern isles) are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann

Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann (13 July 1724 – 16 February 1782) was a German-born Danish merchant, banker, politician and nobleman.

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Henrik Bolten

Henrik Bolten (7 December 1734 - 7 March 1790) was a German-born Danish merchant.

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Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director.

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Henrik Rysensteen

Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (né Henrik Ruse 9 April 162422 February 1679) was a Dutch officer and fortification engineer.

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Herman Wedel Jarlsberg

Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (21 September 1779 – 27 August 1840) was a Norwegian statesman and nobleman.

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Hersir

A hersir was a local Viking military commander of a ''hundred'' (a county subdivision), of about 100 men, and owed allegiance to a jarl or king.

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Hesby Church

Hesby Church (Hesby kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Hielmstierne (noble family)

The Hielmstierne family (English: lit. Helm Star) was a Dano-Norwegian noble family.

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High king

A high king is a king who holds a position of seniority over a group of other kings, without the title of emperor.

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High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300.

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Hird

The hird (also named "Håndgangne Menn" in Norwegian), in Scandinavian history, was originally an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.

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Hirdskraa

The Hirdskraa (Hirðskrá), 'The book of the hird', is a collection of laws regulating many aspects of the royal hird of late 13th century Norway.

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History of Norway

The history of Norway has been influenced to an extraordinary degree by the terrain and the climate of the region.

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Hold (title)

Hold (or Hauld) was a title of nobility, used in early medieval Scandinavia and the English Danelaw.

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Holstein

Holstein (Holsteen; Holsten; Holsatia) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider.

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House mark

A house mark was originally a mark of property, later also used as a family or clan emblem, incised on the facade of a building, on animals, in signet and similar in the farmer and burgher culture of Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries.

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House of Burgh

The House of Burgh or Burke (de Búrca; de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty which played a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland, held the earldoms of Kent, Ulster, Clanricarde, and Mayo at various times, and provided queens consort of Scotland and Thomond and Kings of England via a matrilineal line.

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House of Godwin

The House of Godwin (Old English: Godƿin) was an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest.

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House of Knýtlinga

The Danish House of Knýtlinga (English: "House of Cnut's Descendants") was a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England.

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House of Oldenburg

The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.

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House of Sverre

The House of Sverre (Sverreætten) was a royal house or dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, hereunder the kingdom's realms, and the Kingdom of Scotland.

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Housecarl

A housecarl (húskarl; huscarl) was a non-servile manservant or household bodyguard in medieval Northern Europe.

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Huguenots

The Huguenots were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism.

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Huitfeldt (noble family)

The Huitfeldt family is a Norwegian noble family.

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Human sacrifice

Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public or jurisdictional demands for justice by capital punishment, an authoritative/priestly figure or spirits of dead ancestors or as a retainer sacrifice, wherein a monarch's servants are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the next life.

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Hunter-gatherer

A hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living in a community, or according to an ancestrally derived lifestyle, in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, that is, by gathering food from local naturally occurring sources, especially wild edible plants but also insects, fungi, honey, bird eggs, or anything safe to eat, and/or by hunting game (pursuing and/or trapping and killing wild animals, including catching fish).

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Hunting

Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals.

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Husby Estate

The Husby Estate (Norwegian: Husbygodset) is an estate in Helgeland, Norway.

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Hvide

The Hvide clan (English: Whites) was a medieval Danish clan, and afterwards in early modern era a Danish noble surname of presumably one surviving branch of leaders of that clan.

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Ice age

An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Icelandic Commonwealth

The Icelandic Commonwealth, also known as the Icelandic Free State, was the political unit existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing (Alþingi) in 930 and the pledge of fealty to the Norwegian king with the Old Covenant in 1262.

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Idiom

An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.

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Imperial, royal and noble ranks

Traditional rank amongst European imperiality, royalty, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Inge Bårdsson

Inge II (Norwegian: Inge Bårdsson, Old Norse: Ingi Bárðarson; 1185 – 23 April 1217) was King of Norway from 1204 to 1217.

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Ingegjerd Løvenskiold Stuart

Ingegjerd Ebba Dagmar Løvenskiold Stuart, née Andvord (born 27 September 1931) is a Swedish-Norwegian courtier, she holds the position of Mistress of the Robes to Queen Sonja.

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Inger Ottesdotter Rømer

Ingerd Ottesdotter (Rømer) (c. 1475–1555) was her era's wealthiest landowner in Norway.

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Ingibiorg Finnsdottir

Ingibiorg Finnsdottir (normalised Old Norse: Ingibjǫrg Finnsdóttir, Ingebjørg Finnsdotter) was a daughter of Earl Finn Arnesson and Bergljot Halvdansdottir.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irgens

Irgens is a Norwegian surname.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Mannin, also Ellan Vannin) or Mann, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Iver Krabbe

Iver Krabbe (22 March 1602 – 30 October 1666) was a Danish nobleman, military officer, and governor-general in Norway.

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Jacob Nielsen, Count of Halland

Jacob Nielsen (died about 1309) was count of Northern Halland and a great-grandson of Valdemar II of Denmark.

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Jarl

Jarl is a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia.

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Jarlsberg

Jarlsberg was a former countship that forms a part of today's Vestfold county in Norway. Aristocracy of Norway and Jarlsberg are Norwegian nobility.

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Jämtland

Jämtland (Jamtish: Jamtlann; Iemptia) is a historical province (landskap) in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe.

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Jørgen von Ansbach

Jørgen von Ansbach (c. 1510 – c. 1590) was a German-Norwegian timber merchant and mayor of Skien (southern part of Norway).

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Jørgen Wichfeld (1729–1797)

Jørgen Wichfeld (born Jørgen Wichmand, 1 July 1729 – 19 December 1797) was a Danish landowner, industrialist and deputy district judge from Lolland-Falster who was ennobled by letters patent on 23 July 1777.

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Jens Hermansson Juel

Jens Hermansson Juel (8 January 1580 at Refstrup – died 26 March 1634 at Bøvling) was a Danish nobleman who served as Governor-general of Norway from 1618 to 1629.

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Jens Juel (diplomat)

Jens Juel (15 July 1631 – 23 May 1700) was a Danish diplomat and statesman of great influence at the Danish-Norwegian court.

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Jens Toller Rosenheim

Jens Toller Rosenheim (born 1636 in Christiania, died in 1690 in Dublin), was a Norwegian nobleman, jurist and official.

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Joachim Irgens von Westervick

Joachim Irgens von Westervick (Danish: Joachim Irgens von Westervick; spelled also af Westervig and af Vestervig) (19 May 1611 - 29 August 1675), born as Jochum Jürgens, was a Dano-Norwegian nobleman, a Danish official and an estate owner.

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Johan Caspar von Cicignon

Johan Caspar von Cicignon (c. 1625 - 12 December 1696) was a Luxembourg-born soldier and military engineer who spent most of his career in the service of Denmark–Norway.

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Johan Ludvig Holstein

Johan Ludvig Holstein, Lensgreve til Ledreborg (7 September 1694 – 29 January 1763) was a Danish Minister of state from 1735 to 1751.

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Johann Friedrich Struensee

Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman.

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Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach

Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach (26 October 1744 – 15 March 1803) was a Hessian-Danish military officer.

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John, King of Denmark

John (Danish, Norwegian and Hans;; 2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union.

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Jon Bratt Otnes

Jon Bratt Otnes (né John Jakob Otnes; 12 July 1919, in Oslo – 16 October 2004, in ibidem) was a Norwegian opera singer and subsequently a civil servant in Norway.

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Jon Smør

Jon Ragnvaldson Smør (c. 1240 – bef. 1328) was a Norwegian knight and cabinet minister (riksråd).

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Jon Svaleson Smør

Jon Svaleson Smør (c. 1420–1483) was a Norwegian knight, riksråd and regent.

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Jutland

Jutland (Jylland, Jyske Halvø or Cimbriske Halvø; Jütland, Kimbrische Halbinsel or Jütische Halbinsel) is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).

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Kaas (noble family)

Kaas is the name of two related Danish noble families from Jutland, which were and are, respectively, two of the preeminent families of the Danish Uradel or ancient high nobility, which were represented in the Council of the Realm.

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Kane (noble family)

The Kane family was the name of a medieval Norwegian noble family.

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Karelians

Karelians (karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; karjalaiset; kareler, karelare; karely) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.

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Kingdom of Dublin

The Kingdom of Dublin (Old Norse: Dyflin) was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD.

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Kinship

In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated.

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Knagenhjelm (noble family)

The Knagenhjelm family (also spelled Knagenhielm in Denmark, often romanised Knagenhelm) is a Danish and Norwegian noble family originating in Norway.

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Knickerbockers (clothing)

Knickerbockers, or knickers in the United States (US), are a form of baggy-kneed breeches, particularly popular in the early 20th-century United States.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Knight academy

Knight academies were first established in Western European states in the late 16th century.

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Knut Haakonsson

Knut Haakonsson (Knut Håkonsson, Old Norse Knútr Hákonarson) (c. 1208–1261) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the throne during the Civil war era in Norway.

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Konungs skuggsjá

Konungs skuggsjá (Old Norse for "King's mirror"; Speculum regale, modern Kongsspegelen (Nynorsk) or Kongespeilet (Bokmål)) is a Norwegian didactic text in Old Norse from around 1250, an example of speculum literature that deals with politics and morality.

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Kristiania Bohemians

The Kristiania Bohemians (Kristiania-bohemen) were a political and cultural movement in the 1880s centered in Kristiania (now Oslo).

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Kristin Sigurdsdatter

Kristin Sigurdsdatter (ca. 1125–1178) was a Norwegian princess and mother of King Magnus V of Norway.

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Kungahälla

Kungahälla (Kungahälla, Konghelle, Konungahella) was a medieval settlement in southern Bohuslän at a site which is located in Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County in Sweden.

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Lady Inger

Lady Inger (original title: Fru Inger til Østeraad) is an 1854 play by Henrik Ibsen, inspired by the life of Inger, Lady of Austraat.

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Landgraviate of Brabant

The Landgraviate of Brabant (1085–1183, Landgraafschap Brabant, Comté de Brabant) was a small medieval fiefdom west of Brussels, consisting of the area between the Dender and Zenne rivers in the Low Countries, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Last Glacial Period

The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known as the Last glacial cycle, occurred from the end of the Last Interglacial to the beginning of the Holocene, years ago, and thus corresponds to most of the timespan of the Late Pleistocene.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lauritz Galtung

Lauritz Galtung (c. 1615-1661) was a Norwegian nobleman and Admiral of the Dano-Norwegian joint fleet.

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Løvenørn (noble family)

The Løvenørn family, also spelled de Løvenørn, was a Danish and Norwegian noble family.

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Løvenholm

Løvenholm is a castle and estate east of Randers in Jutland, Denmark, owned by a foundation.

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Løvenskiold family

The Løvenskiold family (until 1739 Leopoldus) is a Dano-Norwegian noble family of German origin.

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Le Normand de Bretteville family

The Le Normand de Bretteville family is a French Norman noble family.

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Ledreborg

Ledreborg is a palatial mansion near Lejre, to the southwest of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.

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Leidang

The institution known as leiðangr (Old Norse), leidang (Norwegian), leding (Danish), ledung (Swedish), expeditio (Latin) or sometimes lething (English), was a form of conscription (mass levy) to organize coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defense of the realm typical for medieval Scandinavians and, later, a public levy of free farmers.

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Lendmann

Lendmann (plural lendmenn; lendr maðr) was a title in medieval Norway. Aristocracy of Norway and Lendmann are Norwegian nobility.

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Letters patent

Letters patent (plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation.

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Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796) is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft.

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Lillehammer

Lillehammer is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.

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List of bishops of Hólar

The Diocese of Hólar is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland.

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List of heads of government of Norway

This is a list of heads of government of Norway.

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List of marquisates in Norway

The list of marquisates in Norway contains two titles: Marquis of Lista (created in 1709). Aristocracy of Norway and list of marquisates in Norway are Norwegian nobility.

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List of nobles and magnates within Scandinavia in the 13th century

The general trend of Scandinavian nobility seems to be that there were comparatively few large magnates and generally most had connections to the royalty.

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List of Norwegian monarchs

The list of Norwegian monarchs (or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father.

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List of rectors of the University of Oslo

The rector of the University of Oslo is the university's highest officer, who serves as both its chief executive, its ceremonial head and as chairperson of the university board.

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List of universities in Germany

This is a list of the universities in Germany, of which there are about seventy.

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Livonia

Livonia or in earlier records Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.

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Lolland

Lolland (formerly spelled Laaland, literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.

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Ludvig Holberg

Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy.

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Ludvig Munk

Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk (1537 in Vejle – 8 April 1602 at Nørlund castle, Funen) was a Danish official and Count.

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Ludvig Rosenkrantz

Ludvig Rosenkrantz (18 April 1628 – 23 August 1685) was a Danish-born noble, military officer, civil servant, and land owner who settled in Norway.

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.

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Lyon

Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne.

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Maase (noble family)

The Maase family or von der Maase is a Danish noble family of German origin.

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Magnus V of Norway

Magnus V (Magnús Erlingsson, 1156 – 15 June 1184) was a king of Norway during the civil war era in Norway.

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Magnus VI

Magnus Haakonsson (Magnús Hákonarson, Modern Norwegian; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257).

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Majorstuen

Majorstuen or Majorstua is a particularly affluent neighbourhood in the Frogner borough in the inner part of Oslo, Norway.

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Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III (label; Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; c. 1031–13 November 1093) was King of Alba from 1058 to 1093.

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Margaret I of Denmark

Margaret I (Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was Queen regnant of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian kingdoms together for over a century.

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Margrethe Pape

Margrethe Pape (1620–1684) was a Danish royal mistress.

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Marquess

A marquess (marquis) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies.

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Marquis of Lista

Marquis of Lister (Markis av Lista; location now spelled Lista but grant uses older form) was a title of the Norwegian nobility.

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Marquis of Mandal

Marquis of Mandal (Markis av Mandal) was a title of the Norwegian nobility.

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Marstrand

Marstrand is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.

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Mathias Sommerhielm

Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm (22 August 1764 15 November 1827) was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm.

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Mats de Tonsberg

Mats de Tonsberg or Mathias de Tonsberg (1638–1705) was a Norwegian civil servant and timber trader.

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Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg (Mękel(n)borg) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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Merovingian dynasty

The Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751.

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Michael Treschow (judge)

Michael Treschow (5 March 1741 – 5 June 1816) was a Danish Supreme Court justice and prefect of Roskilde County who was ennobled by letter patent in 1812.

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Middelfart

Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 16,528.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Mille-Marie Treschow

Mille-Marie Treschow (3 April 1954 – 29 September 2018) was a Norwegian landlord and businessperson.

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Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian Det kongelige utenriksdepartement or Utenriksdepartementet; Det kongelege utanriksdepartementet or Utanriksdepartementet; UD) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway.

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Minor (law)

In law, a minor is someone under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which demarcates an underage individual from legal adulthood.

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Modern era

The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history.

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Moltke family

The Moltke family is an old German noble family.

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Monarch

A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary.

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Monopoly

A monopoly (from Greek label and label), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular thing.

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Motto

A motto (derived from the Latin, 'mutter', by way of Italian, 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation.

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Motzfeldt

Motzfeldt is a Scandinavian surname.

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Munthe af Morgenstierne family

The Von Munthe af Morgenstierne family is a Danish and a Norwegian noble family living in Norway and The Netherlands.

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Nasjonal Samling

The Nasjonal Samling (NS) was a Norwegian far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Natt och Dag

The Natt och Dag is a Swedish noble family and the oldest surviving family of pure Swedish extraction, with origins stretching back at least as far as the late thirteenth century.

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Nørre Vosborg

Nørre Vosborg is a manor house located near Vemb, west of Holstebro in the west of Jutland, Denmark.

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Neergaard (noble family)

The de Neergaard family is a Danish noble family descended from War Councillor Peter Johansen Neergaard, whose two sons Jens Bruun de Neergaard (1742–1788) and Johan Thomas de Neergaard (1745–1806) were ennobled on 31 May 1780.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Niels Knagenhielm

Niels Tygesøn Knagenhielm (also known as Niels Knag; 11 May 1661 – 19 May 1737) was a Norwegian civil servant, land owner and merchant.

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Niels Trolle

Niels Trolle til Trollesholm og Gavnø (20 December 1599 – 20 September 1667) was a Danish nobleman who served as vice admiral under Christian IV and later as Steward of Norway from 1656 to 1661.

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Nissen (noble family)

Nissen, von Nissen and von Nissen-Benzon is a Danish family of land owners from Southern Jutland, which was partially ennobled in 1710.

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Nobiliary particle

A nobiliary particle is a type of onomastic particle used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family.

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Nobility

Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.

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Nobility Law (Norway)

The Nobility Law (full name: Law concerning modifications and closer determinations of the Norwegian Nobility's rights; Adelsloven or Lov, angaaende Modificationer og nærmere Bestemmelser af den Norske Adels Rettigheder) was passed by the national parliament in Norway, the Storting, on 1 August 1821. Aristocracy of Norway and Nobility Law (Norway) are Norwegian nobility.

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Nobles of the Robe

Under the Ancien Régime of France, the Nobles of the Robe or Nobles of the Gown (noblesse de robe) were French aristocrats whose rank came from holding certain judicial or administrative posts.

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Nordland families

Nordland families (nordlandsslekt) are the older families of burgher or clerical estate in today's counties of Nordland and Troms, plus Finnmark, in Norway.

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Nordmøre

Nordmøre (English: North-Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal.

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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Norse clans

The Scandinavian clan or ætt/ätt (pronounced in Old Norse) was a social group based on common descent, equivalent to a clan.

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Norsk biografisk leksikon

Norsk biografisk leksikon is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia.

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Northern Norway

Northern Norway (Nord-Norge,, Nord-Noreg; Davvi-Norga) is a geographical region of Norway, consisting of the three northernmost counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Code

The Norwegian Code (Norske Lov, abbreviated NL) is the oldest part of the Norwegian law still in force, partially in force in Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.

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Norwegian heraldry

Norwegian heraldry has roots in early medieval times, soon after the use of coats of arms first appeared in continental Europe.

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Norwegian Law of Succession

The Norwegian Law of Succession (Tronfølgeloven av 1163) was first introduced in 1163 during the Civil war era in Norway.

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Norwegian patriciate

The Norwegian patriciate (in Norwegian borgerskap or patrisiat) was a social class in Norway from the 17th century until the modern age; it is typically considered to have ended sometime during the 19th or early 20th century as a distinct class.

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Norwegian romantic nationalism

Norwegian romantic nationalism (Nasjonalromantikken) was a movement in Norway between 1840 and 1867 in art, literature, and popular culture that emphasized the aesthetics of Norwegian nature and the uniqueness of the Norwegian national identity.

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Norwegian School of Information Technology

Norwegian School of Information Technology (Norges Informasjonsteknologiske Høgskole, NITH) is a Norwegian information technology university college located in Oslo, Norway.

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Novgorod Republic

The Novgorod Republic (Novgorodskaya respublika) was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east.

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the seed, or the ground spice derived from that seed, of several tree species of the genus Myristica; fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg (M. fragrans) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering.

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Odelsrett

The Odelsrett is an ancient Scandinavian allodial title which has survived in Norway as odelsrett and existed until recent times in Sweden as bördsrätt.

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Office

An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization.

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Ogmund Crouchdance

Ogmund Crouchdance (Old Norse Ǫgmund Krøkidans) was a lendmann - a Norwegian noble in the 13th century and Sysselman (Governor) of Orkdal under the kings Håkon IV of Norway and Magnus VI of Norway.

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Olaf II of Norway

Olaf II Haraldsson (– 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.

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Olav Engelbrektsson

Olav Engelbrektsson (Trondenes, Norway – 7 February 1538, Lier, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands) was the 28th Archbishop of Norway from 1523 to 1537, the Regent of Norway from 1533 to 1537, a member and later president of the Riksråd (Council of the Realm), and a member of the Norwegian nobility.

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Olav Nilsson

Olav Nilsson Skanke (d. 2. September 1455) was a Norwegian nobleman, knight and privateer.

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Old Norse religion

Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Oluf Kalips

Oluf Petersson Kalips (c.1520–1592) was a Norwegian nobleman, landowner and Chancellor of Norway.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

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Oslo

Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Oslo New University College

Oslo New University College (Oslo Nye Høyskole) is a private, regional college offering courses at bachelor and masters level in health sciences, psychology, economics, digital marketing and humanities.

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Otte Rømer

Otte Rømer (– 14 August 1409) was a Norwegian nobleman, state councillor, and landowner.

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Ove Gjedde

Ove Gjedde (27 December 1594 – 19 December 1660) was a Danish nobleman and Admiral of the Realm.

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Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Ove Høegh-Guldberg (born Guldberg; 1 September 1731 – 7 February 1808) was a Danish statesman, historian, and de facto prime minister of Denmark during the reign of the mentally unstable King Christian VII.

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Ove Juul

Ove Juul (23 October 1615 – 29 May 1686) was a Danish nobleman who served as Vice Governor-general of Norway under Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve from 1669 to 1674.

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Page (servant)

A page or page boy is traditionally a young male attendant or servant, but may also have been a messenger in the service of a nobleman.

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Parliament

In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government.

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Patronymic

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.

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Paus family

The Paus family is a Norwegian family that first appeared as members of the elite of 16th-century Oslo and that for centuries belonged to Norway's "aristocracy of officials" as members of the clergy and legal profession, especially in Upper Telemark.

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Peder Anker

Peder Anker (8 December 1749 – 10 December 1824) was a prominent Norwegian landowner, businessman and politician.

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Peder Anker Wedel-Jarlsberg

Peder Anker, Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg (born 18 August 1875, died 13 October 1954) was a Norwegian courtier, military officer and estate owner.

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Peder Griffenfeld

Count Peder Griffenfeld (before ennoblement Peder Schumacher) (24 August 1635 – 12 March 1699) was a Danish statesman and royal favourite.

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Pedigree chart

A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance of phenotypes of a particular gene or organism and its ancestors from one generation to the next, most commonly humans, show dogs, and race horses.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.

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Peter Andreas Munch

Peter Andreas Munch (15 December 1810 – 25 May 1863), usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway.

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Peter Tordenskjold

Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold (28 October 1690 – 12 November 1720), commonly referred to as Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian nobleman and flag officer who spent his career in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy.

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Petty kingdoms of Norway

The petty kingdoms of Norway (smårike) were the entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded. Aristocracy of Norway and petty kingdoms of Norway are Norwegian nobility.

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Pomerania

Pomerania (Pomorze; Pommern; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô; Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany.

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Pontine Paus

Cecilie Alexandra Pontine Paus (born 15 June 1973) is a London-based Norwegian designer and shipping heiress.

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Pope

The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Poul Abraham Lehn

Poul Abraham Lehn (9 October 1732 – 24 October 1804), Baron of Lehn and Baron of Guldborgland, was a feudal baron of the Danish and Norwegian nobility and one of the greatest landowners of his time in Denmark.

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Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn

Poul Thomsen Vendelbo de Løvenørn, born Poul Thomsen (5 April 1686 – 27 February 1740) was a Danish military officer, diplomat and landowner.

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Prebendary

A prebendary is a member of the Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church.

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Pretender

A pretender is someone who claims to be the rightful ruler of a country although not recognized as such by the current government.

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Princess

Princess is a title used by a female member of a monarch's family or by a female ruler.

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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Queen Sonja of Norway

Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen; 4 July 1937) is Queen of Norway as the wife of King Harald V. Sonja and the then Crown Prince Harald had dated for nine years prior to their marriage in 1968.

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Rígsþula

Rígsþula or Rígsmál (Old Norse: 'The Lay of Ríg') is an Eddic poem, preserved in the manuscript (AM 242 fol, the Codex Wormianus), in which a Norse god named Ríg or Rígr, described as "old and wise, mighty and strong", fathers the social classes of mankind.

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Rügen

Rügen (Rani: Rȯjana, Rāna; Rugia, Ruegen) is Germany's largest island.

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Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein

During the Reformation, the territories ruled by the Danish-based House of Oldenburg converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism.

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Rehbinder

Rehbinder is a German surname, and Baltic nobility of Westphalian origin.

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Reindeer

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.

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Reinhold von Hoven

Reinhold von Hoven (1607/1610/1614? – May 21, 1682) was a Danish-German Military Officer in Norwegian service.

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Resistance movement

A resistance movement are Political Movements that tries to resist or overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability.

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Reventlow

The Reventlow family is a Holstein and Mecklenburg Dano-German noble family, which belongs to the Equites Originarii Schleswig-Holstein.

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Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae

Rex Perpetuus Norvegiæ (Latin, i.e. Norway's Eternal King) is a term for King Olaf II of Norway, also known as Saint Olaf (Olav den hellige).

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Ribe

Ribe is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,295 (2024).

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Ridder (title)

Ridder (English: "Knight") is a noble title in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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Riksråd

Riksrådet (in Norwegian and Swedish) or Rigsrådet (in Danish or English: the Council of the Realm and the Council of the State – sometimes translated as the "Privy Council") is the name of the councils of the Scandinavian countries that ruled the countries together with the kings from late Middle Ages to the 17th century.

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Roepstorff

Roepstorff is a German-origin Danish surname.

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Rognvald Eysteinsson

Rognvald Eysteinsson (fl. 865) was the founding Jarl (or Earl) of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros

The Archdiocese of Nidaros (or Niðaróss) was the metropolitan see covering Norway in the later Middle Ages.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo

The Diocese of Oslo (Dioecesis Osloënsis) is an exempt Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Oslo in Norway.

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Romantic nationalism

Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs.

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Romerike

Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway.

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Roos af Hjelmsäter family

The Roos af Hjelmsäter family is a Swedish noble family of Norwegian noble and royal origin.

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Rosenkrantz (noble family)

The Rosenkrantz family (one line spelled Rosencrantz) is the name of a family which belongs to Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German nobility.

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Rosenvinge

Rosenvinge is a surname, and may refer to.

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Rosenvinge (noble family)

The Rosenvinge family (lit. ‘Rose Wing’) is a Danish and Norwegian noble family.

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Royal clergy

The royal clergy (Den kongelige kapellgeistlighet) was the clergy in the service of the King of Norway in the Middle Ages.

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Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy (Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard.

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Rural area

In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

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Ryfylke

Ryfylke is a traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway.

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Saaremaa

Saaremaa (lit. island land) (also called Ösel) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia.

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Saffron

Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".

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Saga

Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.

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Saint Croix

Saint Croix (Santa Cruz; Sint-Kruis; Sainte-Croix; Danish and Sankt Croix; Ay Ay) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Samsø

Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula.

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Sarpsborg

Sarpsborg, historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway.

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Saxony

Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Sørum

Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway.

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Sýslumaður

Sýslumaður (plural: sýslumenn; sýslumaðr, sysselmann, sysselmænd) is a governmental office or title used in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Norway.

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Scandinavian Peninsula

The Scandinavian Peninsula is located in Northern Europe, and roughly comprises the mainlands of Sweden, Norway and the northwestern area of Finland.

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Scania

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Search and seizure

Search and seizure is a procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems by which police or other authorities and their agents, who, suspecting that a crime has been committed, commence a search of a person's property and confiscate any relevant evidence found in connection to the crime.

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Seat farm

In Scandinavia, a seat farm (Danish: sædegård; Norwegian: setegård/setegard; Swedish: sätesgård or säteri; Finnish: säteriratsutila) was a farm where a nobleman had his permanent residence.

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Senja

or is an island in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway in northern Europe.

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Serfdom

Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems.

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Setesvein

Setesvein or setesvenn is the name of medieval and pre-reformatory armed pages who acted as local representatives of a bishop or of a feudal lord in Norway. Aristocracy of Norway and Setesvein are Norwegian nobility.

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Severin Løvenskiold

Severin Løvenskiold (7 February 1777 – 15 September 1856) was a Norwegian nobleman, politician and the prime minister of Norway.

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Shetland

Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway.

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Sibbern

Sibbern is a Norwegian surname.

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Sigurd Jonsson

Sigurd Jonsson (1390s – December 1452) was a Norwegian nobleman, knight and the supreme leader of Norway during two interregnums in the mid-15th century.

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Sir

Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages.

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Skanke (noble family)

The Skanke family is a former Norwegian noble family.

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Skåne County

Skåne County (Skåne län), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the southernmost county, or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province of Scania.

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Skeel

Skeel may refer to.

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Skien

Skien is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

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Skule Bårdsson

Skule Bårdsson or Duke Skule (Hertug Skule; Skúli Bárðarson) (–24 May 1240) was a Norwegian nobleman and claimant to the royal throne against his son-in-law, King Haakon Haakonsson.

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Slavery

Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.

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Smør (noble family)

The Smør family, or after the coat of arms, "Leopard's head (under chevron)", was the name of a Norwegian medieval family of the high nobility.

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Social stratification refers to a society's categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors like wealth, income, race, education, ethnicity, gender, occupation, social status, or derived power (social and political).

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In the social sciences, social structure is the aggregate of patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of individuals.

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Socioeconomics

Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes.

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Sogn

Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway (Vestlandet).

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Sophie Amalie Lindenov

Sophie Amalie Lindenov, Baroness of Lindenborg (4 July 1649 – 4 August 1688) was a Danish noblewoman and landowner.

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Sophie Amalie Moth

Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719) was the officially acknowledged royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark.

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Sorø Academy

Sorø Academy (Danish: Sorø Akademi) is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark.

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South Jutland County

South Jutland County (Danish: Sønderjyllands Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark.

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Southern Jutland

Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland; German: Südjütland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Sovereignty

Sovereignty can generally be defined as supreme authority.

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Sovereignty Act

The Sovereignty Act or the Absolute and Hereditary Monarchy Act (Suverænitetsakten or Enevoldsarveregeringsakten; Enevoldsarveregjeringsakten or sometimes even Suverenitetsakten) refers to two similar constitutional acts that introduced absolute and hereditary monarchy in the Kingdom of Denmark and absolute monarchy in the Kingdom of Norway, which was already a hereditary monarchy.

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Squire

In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.

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St. Hallvard's Cathedral

St.

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St. Mary's Church, Oslo

St.

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Stavanger

Stavanger (US usually) is a city and municipality in Norway.

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Stavnsbånd

The Stavnsbånd was a serfdom-like institution introduced in Denmark in 1733 in accordance with the wishes of estate owners and the military.

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Stian Finne-Grønn

Stian Herlofsen "S.

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Stockfleth family

The Stockfleth family (de Stockfleth/von Stockfleth) is a Dano-Norwegian noble family.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Storting

The Storting (Stortinget) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway.

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Stove

A stove or range is a device that generates heat inside or on top of the device, for local heating or cooking.

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Style (form of address)

A style of office or form of address, also called manner of address, is an official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity (such as a government or company), and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title.

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Sudreim claim

The Sudreim claim was an entitlement to the throne of the Kingdom of Norway held among members of the powerful and influential House of Sudreim in the late Middle Ages.

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Supporter

In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as attendants, are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up.

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Svalbard

Svalbard, previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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Svale Jonson Smør

Hr.

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Svanenhielm (noble family)

The Svanenhielm family was a family of Danish and Norwegian nobility.

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Sverre Bagge

Sverre Håkon Bagge (born 7 August 1942 in Bergen) is a Norwegian historian.

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Sverre of Norway

Sverre Sigurdsson (Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202.

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Sverre Udnæs

Sverre Udnæs (20 September 1939 – 27 August 1982) was a Norwegian playwright, dramatist, director and stage producer.

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Svinhufvud (family)

The Svinhufvud family is an ancient Swedish nobility originating from Dalarna.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Swedish language

Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.

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Swedish nobility

The Swedish nobility (Swedish: Adeln or Ridderskapet och Adeln, Knighthood and Nobility) has historically been a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called frälse (a derivation from Old Swedish meaning free neck).

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Syncopation

In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat.

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Syssel

A syssel is a historical type of country subdivision in Denmark and elsewhere in Scandinavia.

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Talgje

Talgje (or Sør-Talgje) is a populated island in the eastern part of Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Tanche family

The Tanche family or Tank (other spellings are Tanch, Tanke, Tanck, and Tancke) is the name of one or more Dano-Norwegian noble families of German origin.

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Tønsberg

Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.

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Telemark

Telemark is a county and a current electoral district in Norway.

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Thorir Hund

Thorir Hund (Old Norse: Þórir hundr, Modern Norwegian: Tore Hund, literally "Thorir the Hound") (born ca. 990) was one of the greatest chiefs in Hålogaland.

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Thrall

A thrall was a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands during the Viking Age.

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Tithe

A tithe (from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government.

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Tordenskiold (noble family)

The Tordenskiold family was the name of two dignities in the Danish and the Norwegian nobility.

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Tordenstjerne (noble family)

The Tordenstjerne family, also spelled Tordenstierne, was a Norwegian noble family.

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Tostig Godwinson

Tostig Godwinson (102925 September 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon Earl of Northumbria and brother of King Harold Godwinson.

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Trampe

The Trampe family (German: v. Trampe, Danish: af Trampe, Norwegian: av Trampe) is an ancient noble family of German origin.

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Treschow family

The Treschow family is a noble family originating in Denmark and with branches in Norway and Sweden.

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Tribute

A tribute (from Latin tributum, "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect.

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Trolle

The House of Trolle is the name of a noble family, originally from Sweden.

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Troms

Troms (Romsa; Tromssa; Tromssa) is a county in northern Norway.

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Trond Torleivsson Benkestok

Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (c. 1495 – 14 February 1558) was a Norwegian land owner, knight and feudal lord (lensherre) of Bergenhus Fortress.

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Tumulus

A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe (born Tyge Ottesen Brahe,; 14 December 154624 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations.

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Ulrik Adolf Holstein

Ulrik Adolf Holstein, Greve til Holsteinborg (14 April 1664 – 21 August 1737) was a Danish nobleman and statesman.

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Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Landgrave of Laurvig (20 July 1638 – 17 April 1704) was Governor-general of Norway (Stattholdere i Norge) from 1664–1699.

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Ulstrup Castle

Ulstrup Castle is a manor house located at the small town of Ulstrup, southwest of Randers, in western Denmark.

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Unification of Norway

The Unification of Norway (Norwegian Bokmål: Rikssamlingen) is the process by which Norway merged from several petty kingdoms into a single kingdom, predecessor to the modern Kingdom of Norway.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo; Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway.

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Uradel

Uradel (German: "ancient nobility"; adjective uradelig or uradlig) is a genealogical term introduced in late 18th-century Germany to distinguish those families whose noble rank can be traced to the 14th century or earlier. Aristocracy of Norway and uradel are Norwegian nobility.

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Valkendorf

The Valkendorf family (Denmark) or Walkendorff (Sweden) is a medieval Danish and Swedish noble family.

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Vardøhus Fortress

Vardøhus Fortress (Vardøhus festning) is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Vassal

A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe.

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Våler, Østfold

Våler is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway.

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Værne Kloster

Værne Kloster is a manor and former abbey in the municipality of Rygge in Østfold, Norway.

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Verdens Gang (1868–1923)

is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1868 to 1923.

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Vestnes (village)

Vestnes (sometimes called Helland) is the administrative centre of Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Viken (region)

Viken (Old Norse: Vík or Víkin), or Vika, was the historical name during the Viking Age and the High Middle Ages for an area of Scandinavia that originally surrounded the Oslofjord and included the coast of Bohuslän.

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Viking Age

The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.

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Vincens Lunge

Vincens Lunge (sporadically referred to as Vincents Lunge; – 3 January 1536) was a Danish-Norwegian noble, member of the Norwegian realm council (Riksråd) and the foremost representative of King Christian III of Denmark in Norway.

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Visual arts

The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, comics, design, crafts, and architecture.

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Void (law)

In law, void means of no legal effect.

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Von Below

The von Below is the name of an ancient German noble family originated from Ratzeburg, Mecklenburg, first mentioned in 1194.

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Von der Lippe

The von der Lippe is a prominent Norwegian noble family of German origin, part of the historical Patriciate of Norway.

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Walrus ivory

Walrus ivory, also known as morse, comes from two modified upper canines of a walrus.

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Württemberg

Württemberg is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia.

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Wedel Jarlsberg Land

Wedel Jarlsberg Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Hornsund on the southwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard.

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Werenskiold (noble family)

The Werenskiold family, also spelled Werenschiold, Wærenskiold, Werenskjold etcetera, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway.

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Westerdals School of Communication

Westerdals School of Communication (WSoC) is a private school in Oslo that offers an education in advertising, design and communications.

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Western Norway

Western Norway (Vestlandet, Vest-Norge; Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway.

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Westphalia

Westphalia (Westfalen; Westfalen) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Wichfeld

Wichfeld is a Danish noble family which was founded by letters patent in 1777.

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Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie

Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (7 December 1778 – 10 October 1849) was a Norwegian attorney.

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William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

William IV of Hesse-Kassel (24 June 153225 August 1592), also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Zealand

Zealand (Sjælland) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size).

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See also

Danish nobility

• Aristocracy of Norway
• Carolingian dynasty
• Danish Nobility Association
• Danish nobility
• Danmarks Adels Aarbog
• Nobility in Iceland

Icelandic nobility

• Aristocracy of Norway
• Nobility in Iceland

Norwegian nobility

• Aristocracy of Norway
• Briefadel
• Carolingian dynasty
• Danish Nobility Association
• Danmarks Adels Aarbog
• Earls of Møre
• Foreign nobility in Norway
• Icelandic nobility
• Jarlsberg
• Lendmann
• List of marquisates in Norway
• Nobility Law (Norway)
• Nobility in Iceland
• Norwegian noble titles
• Petty kingdoms of Norway
• Privileged trader
• Setesvein
• Uradel

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy_of_Norway

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