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  Viceroy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch.
A vicereine is a woman in a viceregal position, or a viceroy's wife.
In imperial China, viceroy was the English translation of the title "general supervisor-protector", otherwise translated as the Governor General, (督護 or 總督) of Chinese officials heading large administrative divisions, directly under the imperial court.
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 NORWAY - LoveToKnow Article on NORWAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The snow-line in Norway is estimated at 3080 ft. in Seiland, 5150 ft. on Dovre Fjeld, and from 4100 to 4900 ft. in Jotunheim.
Population.The resident population of Norway in 1900 was 2,221,477.
Norway is naturally divided into three parts, and each of these remained more or less separate for centuries, even having separate laws until the second half of the I3th century.
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 Viceroy - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In imperial China, viceroy was the English translation of the title "general supervisor-protector" (督護 or 總督) of Chinese officials heading some large administrative divisions.
For instance, there was a viceroy of Kwantung and Kwangsi, a viceroy of Hukwang (the combination of the provinces of Hubei and Hunan).
Li Hongzhang was viceroy of Hukwang from 1867 to 1870.
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 Viceroy of Norway - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The office came into existence by the Norwegian Constitution, of November 4, 1814 where the paragraphs 12, 13 and 15 stipulated that a Viceroy of Swedish or Norwegian nationality could be appointed.
The Viceroy would reside in Christiania, today Oslo, and lead the Government in the absence of the Monarch, who resided at Stockholm.
The Council would be led by the Viceroy, where he had two votes, unless the Monarch was present, at which point he would loose his authority and merely become the first among equals, or Prime Minister, of the Council.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway
Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by Lapland and Sweden, and on the west by the Atlantic.
As regards territorial development in the Middle Ages, Norway had a number of tributary provinces--in the north, Finmark, inhabited by heathen Lapps; various groups of islands south-west of Norway as: the Farve Islands, the Orkneys, the Shetlands, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, to which were added later Iceland and Greenland.
Ecclesiastically, Norway was at first under the direction of the Archbishop of Lund (1103); later (1152) under the Archbishop of Trondhjem, who had jurisdiction over the Bishops of Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Hamar, Farvê, Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Skalholt and Holar (Holum) in Iceland, and Gardar (Garde) in Greenland.
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 History of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In Norway she was not only made ruler for life, but her nephew, Eric of Pomerania, was acknowledged as the lawful heir.
Upon Olav's death, his son Harald was crowned as King Harald V. Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
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 Sweden-Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In Norway it was a part of constitutional law known as "Rigsakten", and in Sweden it was a set of provisions under regular law and was known as "Riksakten".
Sweden and Norway had previously been united under the same crown on two occasions, from 1319 to 1343, and briefly from 1449 to 1450 in opposition to Christian of Oldenburg who by the Danes was elected king of the Kalmar Union.
Following growing dissatisfaction with the union in Norway, the parliament unanimously declared its dissolution on June 7, 1905.
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 Viceroy of Norway Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Viceroy of Norway, Rigsstatholder in Norwegian or Riksståthållare in Swedish, was the appointed head of the Norwegian Government in the absence of the Monarch of the Union of Sweden-Norway.
The Viceroy would reside in Kristiania, today Oslo, and lead the Government in the absence of the Monarch, who resided at Stockholm.
The Council, would be lead by the Viceroy where he had two votes, unless the Monarch was present, at which point he would loose his authority and merely become the first among equals, or Prime Minister, of the Council.
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 Viceroy of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Viceroy of Norway (Visekonge in Norwegian) was the appointed head of the Norwegian Government in the absence of the King.
His role was largely similar to that of the Governor, which has led to confusion as to who filled which office.
Important to remember, however, is that the office of Viceroy only was held by crown princes.
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 Charles XV of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
King Karl XV of Sweden, Carl IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.
Created Duke of Scania at birth, the Crown Prince was Viceroy of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857.
The young Prince of Denmark became christened as grandfather Karl's namesake, and in 1905 this grandson, Prince Carl of Denmark, ascended the throne of Norway, becoming thus his maternal grandfather's successor in that country, and assumed the reign name Haakon VII.
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 HANNIBAL SEHESTED - LoveToKnow Article on HANNIBAL SEHESTED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He imagined, with some reason, that the proper field for the exercise of his talents was diplomacy, and he openly aspired to be minister of foreign affairs.
He was considerably assisted in his endeavours by the fact that Norway was regarded as the hereditary possession of the kings of Denmark.
The quarrel became acute when Sehesteds semi-independent administration of the finances of Norway infringed upon Ulfeldts functions as lord treasurer of the whole realm; in November 1647 IJlfeldt carried his point, and a decree was issued that henceforth the Norwegian provincial governors should send their rents and taxes direct to Copenhagen.
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 History of NORWAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1363, at the age of ten, she is married to Haakon VI, the 23-year-old king of Norway.
In 1389 Margaret declares that her 8-year-old great-nephew Eric of Pomerania (grandson of her elder sister) is king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
And peasants in Norway are free, whereas their counterparts in Denmark are reduced during the 18th century to conditions of serfdom.
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 Christian III of Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Christian III (August 12, 1503 - January 1, 1559), king of Denmark and Norway, was the son of Frederick I of Denmark and his first consort, Anne of Brandenburg.
His earliest teacher, Wolfgang von Utenhof, who came straight from Wittenberg, and the Lutheran Holsatian Johann Rantzau, who became his tutor, were both able and zealous reformers.
Both as stadtholder of the Duchies in 1526, and as viceroy of Norway in 1529, he displayed considerable administrative ability, though here too his religious intolerance greatly provoked the Catholic party.
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 CHRISTIAN II OF DENMARK FACTS AND INFORMATION
Christian II (1481 – 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar_Union.
As viceroy of Norway (1506 – 1512) he had already displayed a singular capacity for ruling under exceptionally difficult circumstances.
The Privy_Council_of_Denmark and the Privy_Council_of_Norway, or ''Rigsraad'' of Denmark and Norway, insisted in the ''Haandfæstning'' (i.e.
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 viceroy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For example when Spain controlled much of the New World, communications with the mother country could take months, so the King of Spain appointed Viceroys in Mexico City to govern New Spain and in Lima, Peru to govern western South America.
One of the most famous and powerful viceregal offices in the world was that of the Viceroy of India during the British Raj.
The adjective viceregal is used in some Commonwealth Realms to refer to the function of the Governor-General.
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 Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
But the letters she had from him in Sweden and Norway were cold, and she came back to find that she was wholly forsaken for an actress from a strolling company of players.
Norway may be termed a sister kingdom; but the people have no viceroy to lord it over them, and fatten his dependants with the fruit of their labour.
Tonsberg was formerly the residence of one of the little sovereigns of Norway; and on an adjacent mountain the vestiges of a fort remain, which was battered down by the Swedes, the entrance of the bay lying close to it.
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 Scandinavia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The process of unification in Norway began with the conquests of Harald Fairhair in the late 9th century, but was not completed before the beginning of the 11th.
Norway was united with Denmark in personal union from the 14th century; in 1814 it was detached from Denmark, and amalgamated with Sweden.
Norway seceded from Sweden in 1905, and established a separate dynasty.
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 Viceroy of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The office came into existence by the Norwegian Constitution of November 4 1814 where the paragraphs 12 13 and stipulated that a Viceroy of Swedish or nationality could be appointed.
The Viceroy would in Christiania today Oslo and lead the Government in the of the Monarch who resided at Stockholm.
The Council would be led by Viceroy where he had two votes unless Monarch was present at which point he loose his authority and merely become the among equals or Prime Minister of the Council.
www.freeglossary.com /Viceroy_of_Norway   (539 words)

  
 In Honor of King Oscar II of Norway by Jørn K. Baltzersen
To say that Norway seceded from Denmark is probably much more accurate, although that claim is also debatable, since it was Frederik VI who handed over the Kingdom of Norway to the King of Sweden.
Norway and Sweden have a peculiar phenomenon called "power research projects." These are government projects initiated at the top political level to research on who has power in society.
The history of Norway from 1814 until 1905 is all too often told as a story of democratic progress.
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 List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is a list of Viceroys (Rigsstatholder) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway.
Viceroys of Norway in the Personal Union between Sweden and Norway
Prime ministers of Norway in the Personal Union between Sweden and Norway
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 Articles - Union between Sweden and Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He had been viceroy of Norway and commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army during its successful resistance against the Swedish invasion in 1808-1809.
But the acquisition of Norway might make up for the loss of Finland; and Bernadotte, now known as the crown prince Charles John or "Karl Johan", argued that it might be an easy matter to persuade the anti-Napoleonic powers to punish Denmark for her loyalty to France by wrestling Norway from her.
On November 4, 1814, the parliament of Norway revised the constitution and elected Charles XIII of Sweden as the new king of Norway.
www.gaple.com /articles/Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway   (2265 words)

  
 Viceroy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For example when Spain controlled much of the New World, communications with the mother country could take months, so the King of Spain appointed Viceroys in Mexico City to govern NewSpain and in Lima, Peru to govern western South America.
In imperial China, viceroy was the English translation ofthe title "general supervisor-protector" (督護 or 總督) of Chinese officials heading some largeadministrative divisions.
For instance, there was a viceroy of Kwantung and Kwangsi, a viceroy of Hukwang (thecombination of the provinces of Hubei and Hunan).
www.therfcc.org /viceroy-96544.html   (194 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Hans Henric von Essen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1755 - 1824) was a Swedish soldier and statesman.
He served as the Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1795 to 1797 and as the Governor-General of Pomerania from 1800 to 1809.
In his capacity as the Viceroy of Norway, between 1814 and 1816, he also served as the Prime Minister of Norway.
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 Viceroy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the (Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with fl and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed) monarch.
For example, the kings of early modern (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain employed numerous viceroys to rule over various parts of their lands.
For instance, there was a viceroy of the two Guangs ((A province in southern China) Guangdong and (Click link for more info and facts about Guangxi) Guangxi), a viceroy of (Click link for more info and facts about Hukwang) Hukwang (the combination of the provinces of Hubei and Hunan).
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 List of Norwegian monarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including:
The United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397-1523)
The United Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (1523-1536)
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 Seattle Press on Line - Jarlsberg Cheese
Later it was handed over to King Christian V's half brother Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel, born in 1641, and he handed this wonderful farm and castle down to his family.
Mr Larsen Bakke was a pioneer in introducing the dairy industry in Norway, and the cheese was named "Jarlsberg" becaus "Jarlsberg & Larviks Amt" was the name of that county until 1918, when its was renamed with its old (Norse) name "Vestfold".
The origin of this myth might be ascribed to a simple name confusion, probably also enhanced by the vain idea that this noble cheese must somehow be related to the barons who once inhabited that impressive estate.
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 Viceroy of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The office came into existence by the NorwegianConstitution, of November 4, 1814 where the paragraphs 12, 13 and 15 stipulated that a Viceroy of Swedish or Norwegian nationality could be appointed.
The Council would beled by the Viceroy, where he had two votes, unless the Monarch was present, at which point he would loose his authority andmerely become the first among equals, or PrimeMinister, of the Council.
The post was held by Swedish appointees from 1814 until 1829, when it was vacated bynatural causes.
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 List of state leaders in 1815 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Regent - Crown Prince Carl (Bernadotte), Crown Prince of Norway (1814-1818)
Viceroy - Hans Henrik von Essen, Viceroy of Norway (1814-1816)
Chief Minister - Karl August von Hardenberg, Chief Minister of Prussia (1810-1822)
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 Viceroy of Norway - Vocabridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Viceroy of Norway, Rigsstatholder in Norwegian or Riksståthållare in Swedish, was the
The office came into existence by the Norwegian Constitution, of November 4, 1814 where the paragraphs 12, 13 and 15 stipulated that a Viceroy of Swedish or Norwegian nationality could be
The Council would be led by the Viceroy, where he had two votes, unless the Monarch was
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