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The Constitution of Norway (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov; [1] 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.
Grunnlovsforsamlingen Eidsvoll 1814 - painting by Oscar Wergeland.The speaker is C.M.Falsen and next to him sits W.F.K.Christie. The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (Norwegian: Grunnlovsforsamlingen or Riksforsamlingen) is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark.
The 1814 Norwegian Constitution established foundational democratic principles such as the separation of powers, free elections, and civil liberties. [28] Over time, Norway has continuously refined its governance mechanisms to ensure that citizens remain active participants in the democratic process.
A government was established and a constitution written, under which Christian Frederick was elected king of Norway in May 1814. The fledgeling Norwegian state was unable to gain support or recognition from any foreign powers, and was defeated in a two-week war with Sweden in the summer of 1814.
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16 May – The Constitution of Norway was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. 17 May – The Constitution of Norway was signed and the Danish Crown Prince Christian Frederik was elected King of Norway by the Constituent Assembly. 20 May – The last day in session for the Constituent Assembly. 26 July – The Swedish campaign against Norway ...
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Norway during the Autumn of 1814. [1] The Assembly approved the November constitution , ratified the Union with Sweden and disbanded. As political parties were not officially established until 1884, [ 2 ] all those elected were independents.
During the drafting of the Norwegian constitution, Falsen was one of the principle authors of the Jew clause, which prohibited Jews from entering Norway., [8] This document was modeled upon that adopted by France in 1791 and which was approved on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (Riksforsamlingenat) at Eidsvoll.