Union crisis of 1905

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The Union crisis of 1905 was the political confrontation that led to the peaceful dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway and the establishment of Norway as an independent kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional crisis
diplomatic conflict
political crisis
characterizedBy constitutional maneuvers
negotiation
referendums
conflictType non-violent political conflict
countryInvolved Norway
Sweden
describedIn Norwegian constitutional history
Swedish constitutional history
diplomaticOutcome Karlstad Treaty between Sweden and Norway
linked to: Karlstad Treaty
endTime 1905
followedBy independent Norwegian foreign policy
reign of Haakon VII of Norway
hasAspect border fortifications issue
consular question
monarchy versus republic debate in Norway
hasCause Norwegian demand for separate consular service
Norwegian nationalism
constitutional disagreements between Sweden and Norway
hasEffect dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway
establishment of Norway as an independent kingdom
recognition of Norwegian independence by Sweden
location Sweden–Norway union
linked to: Sweden–Norway
partOf Scandinavian political history
history of Norway
history of Sweden
precededBy Sweden–Norway union (1814–1905)
result independence of Norway
maintenance of peace between Sweden and Norway
peaceful dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway
significantEvent 7 June 1905 Norwegian declaration of dissolution of the union
Karlstad Treaty
Karlstad negotiations
Norwegian referendum on dissolution of the union
Norwegian referendum on monarchy
election of Prince Carl of Denmark as King Haakon VII of Norway
significantParticipant Christian Michelsen
Haakon VII of Norway
Norwegian Storting
Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Oscar II of Sweden

Swedish Riksdag
linked to: Riksdag

Swedish government
startTime 1905
temporalContext early 20th century

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Sweden–Norway union significantConflict Union crisis of 1905
Karlstad Treaty follows Norwegian–Swedish Union crisis of 1905
linked to: Union crisis of 1905