Norway: Heads of State: 1814

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Norway: Heads of State: 1814
Norges Regent, Prins til Danmark, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken og Oldenborg \| Regent of Norway, Prince of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg
19 Feb 1814 - 19 May 1814	Christian Frederik [1]
Royal House: Oldenborg
Af Guds Nåde og efter Rigets Konstitution, Norges Konge, Prins til Danmark, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken og Oldenborg \| By the Grace of God and Constitution of the State, King of Norway, Prince of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg
19 May 1814 - 10 Oct 1814	Christian Frederik [2][3]
Statsråd \| Council of State [4]
10 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz
10 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm
10 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Jonas Collett
10 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Niels Aall
13 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Diderik Hegermann [5]
13 Oct 1814 - 10 Nov 1814	Thomas Fasting [5]


[1]	Later in Denmark, as Christian 8.
[2]	Elected King of Norway 17 May 1814 by the Constituent Assembly (Riksforsamlingen); accepted the election and took oath of office on 19 May 1814.
[3]	Signed a declaration of abdication 10 Oct 1814 at Ladegaardsøen and left the national territory shortly afterwards. The declaration was submitted to the Storting 11 Oct 1814. This body abstained from voting on the acceptance of abdication, issuing an address acknowledging the abdication "on behalf of the nation" (signed by the members of the Storting 4 Nov 1814).
[4]	Carsten Tank Anker was appointed a member of the Council of State, but never took office being on a diplomatic mission abroad.
[5]	Appointed by the Storting 13 Oct 1814 and took office 15 Oct 1814.

Last update: 29 Nov 2023