Sweden–Norway union

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The Sweden–Norway union was a 19th-century political union in which the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway shared a common monarch and foreign policy while retaining separate domestic governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf personal union
political union
alsoKnownAs Sweden–Norway
United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
capital Stockholm
capitalOfNorwegianGovernment Christiania
commonInstitution common foreign policy
common monarch
continent Europe
country Norway
Sweden
currency Swedish–Norwegian krone
riksdaler (Sweden)
linked to: riksdaler

speciedaler (Norway)
dissolutionEvent Karlstad negotiations
Norwegian declaration of independence in 1905
dissolutionTreaty Karlstad Treaty
endTime 1905
flag Norwegian flag with union mark
Swedish flag with union mark
followedBy Kingdom of Norway
Kingdom of Sweden
foreignPolicyControlledBy Sweden
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasMonarch Charles XIII of Sweden
linked to: Karl XIII of Sweden

Charles XIV John of Sweden
Charles XV of Sweden
Oscar I of Sweden
Oscar II of Sweden
hasParliament Riksdag of the Estates
Storting
headOfStateTitle King of Sweden and Norway
linked to: King of Sweden
historicalEra 19th century
early 20th century
locatedIn Scandinavia
officialLanguage Norwegian
Swedish
precededBy Kingdom of Norway (1814)
linked to: Kingdom of Norway

Kingdom of Sweden
reasonForFormation Convention of Moss
Treaty of Kiel
religion Lutheranism
separateInstitution Norwegian domestic government
Swedish domestic government
significantConflict Union crisis of 1905
startTime 1814
unionType personal union under a single monarch
real union in foreign affairs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sweden historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Constitution Day (Norway) hasHistoricalContext union between Sweden and Norway
subject linked to: Constitution Day
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Sweden–Norway union alsoKnownAs United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Treaty of Kiel recognizedAsRulerOf Norway under the Swedish crown
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Norwegian throne predecessor Swedish–Norwegian union monarchy
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Oscar I of Norway and Sweden monarchOf United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Norwegian Council of State in Stockholm partOf Union between Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Norwegian Council of State in Stockholm constitutionalBasis Act of Union between Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Swedish monarchy historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Kingdom of Sweden historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Treaty of Vienna (1815) confirms union of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
krone usedInPastBy Sweden-Norway union
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Convention of Moss followedBy Union between Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Karlstad negotiations significantEventFor Union between Sweden and Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Union crisis of 1905 precededBy Sweden–Norway union (1814–1905)
linked to: Sweden–Norway union
Sweden–Norway alsoKnownAs Swedish–Norwegian Union
linked to: Sweden–Norway union