1814 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1814 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Events
- Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold takes over as sole Governor of Iceland, after he jointly held the position alongside Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg.[3]
- The first Icelandic police officer, Jón Benjamínsson, took office.[4]
- Frederick VI ceded Norway to King Charles XIII of Sweden, and the Danish-Norwegian union came to an end, formally ending Norwegian possession of Iceland.[5]
References
- ^ "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ bókmenntafélag, Íslenska (1904). Tímarit (in Icelandic).
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Greinasafn - Innskráning". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Dörr, Oliver (2004). Kompendium völkerrechtlicher Rechtsprechung (in German). Mohr Siebeck. p. 103. ISBN 3-16-148311-1.