| country = Norway | year = 1751 | flag = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag_alt = Historical flag of Denmark-Norway | monarch = Frederick V | viceroy = (position abolished in 1750) }}
1751 in Norway was a year primarily marked by the formalization of the border between Norway and Sweden, an event of long-lasting geopolitical significance. Norway was at this time an integral part of the [[Kingdom of Denmark–Norway]], governed from [[Copenhagen]].
Incumbents
- Monarch: [[Frederick V of Denmark]]
Events
- January 12: The [[Treaty of Strömstad]] (also known as the Border Treaty of 1751) was signed between the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway and [[Sweden]]. This treaty formally established and precisely demarcated the border between Norway and Sweden, a border that largely remains in place to this day. The negotiations and subsequent surveying were extensive, resolving many long-standing border disputes. The treaty also notably included the "Lapp Codicil" (often called "Lappekodicillen"), a supplementary agreement protecting the rights of the [[Sámi people]] to freely cross the new national border with their reindeer herds, a unique clause recognizing indigenous rights.
Arts and culture
- No major specific cultural events unique to Norway are widely recorded for this year. Cultural and intellectual life was largely influenced by trends from Copenhagen and broader European [[Enlightenment]] ideas.
Births
- August 13 – [[Niels Hertzberg]], priest and politician (d. 1841).
- November 25 – [[Hans Christopher Hersleb]], priest (d. 1827).
- February 29 – [[Christian Frederik Hansen]], influential Danish-Norwegian architect, born in [[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]] (then part of the Danish-Norwegian realm), who later designed many significant buildings in Denmark and Norway (d. 1845).
Deaths
- No prominent Norwegians are recorded as having died in 1751.
See also
- [[History of Norway]]
- [[Denmark–Norway]]
- [[18th century]]