15th century in Norway
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15th century in Norway
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Events from the 15th century in Norway.
1420s
[edit]- 1429
- Sacking of Bergen by the Victual Brothers.[1]
1430s
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- 1432
- January – Pietro Querini and his crew are shipwrecked at Røst.
- Aslak Bolt's cadastre, cadastre of the Archdiocese of Nidaros is written by Aslak Bolt.[2]
- 1436
- 1438
- The Graatop Rebellion.
1440s
[edit]- 1442
- 4 June – Erik of Pomerania is deposed as King of Norway. His nephew Christopher of Bavaria is elected the new king.
1450s
[edit]- 1450
- 4 August – Christian I becomes King of Norway after the abdication of Charles I. From this date the House of Oldenburg would remain on the Norwegian throne until 1814.
- 29 August – The Treaty of Bergen is signed. Danmark and Norway became a union of two equal kingdoms.
- Death of Aslak Bolt, archbishop (born c. 1380).[3]
- 1455
- 1–2 September – Hanseatic merchants attacked and destroyed Munkeliv Abbey in Bergen. Olav Nilsson, commander of Bergenhus Fortress, was killed in the attack together with Leif Thor Olafsson, Bishop of Bergen and about 60 other Norwegians.[4][5]
- Birth of Knut Alvsson, nobleman and landowner (d. 1502)
- 1 September – Death of Leif Thor Olafsson, bishop
- 2 September – Death of Olav Nilsson, nobleman, land owner (born c. 1400).[6]
- c. 1455
- Birth of Nils Henriksson, knight, landowner, National Counselor, Lord High Steward of Norway (d. 1523)
- Death of Hans Kruckow, knight, royal councillor
1460s
[edit]- 1468
- Orkney and Shetland were pledged by Christian I, in his capacity as King of Norway, as security against the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, betrothed to James III of Scotland. However, the money was never paid, and Orkney and Shetland was absorbed by the Kingdom of Scotland in 1472.
1470s
[edit]- 1476
- Norway's oldest surviving knitted garments were made.
- Death of Hartvig Krummedige, nobleman (born c. 1400).[7]
1480s
[edit]- 1483
- 13 January – King Hans is elected King of Norway, two years after the death of his father and predecessor Christian I.
- 20 July – King Hans is crowned King of Norway.
- Death of Jon Svaleson Smør, nobleman and regent (born c. 1420).[8]
- Death of Elise Eskilsdotter, noblewoman and pirate.
1490–1500
[edit]- 1496
- Death of Alv Knutsson, nobleman and landowner (born c. 1420).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Marmøy, Reidar (1963). Dahl, Thorleif (ed.). Vårt folks historie. Vol. 4. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 35–36.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Aslak Bolts jordebok". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Dybdahl, Audun. "Aslak Harniktsson Bolt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Engdal 2006: 36
- ^ Øye 1994: 27
- ^ Opsahl, Erik. "Olav Nilsson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Hartvig Krummedike". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Erik O., Erik O. "Jon Svalesson Smør". In Erik Opsahl (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Bjørkvik, Halvard. "Alv Knutsson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.