Treaty of Kiel

The Treaty of Kiel, was a settlement between Sweden and Denmark-Norway on January 14 1814, whereby the Danish king, a loser in the Napoleonic wars, ceded Norway to the king of Sweden, in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. However, the treaty signed in Kiel would never come into force. Sovereignty over Pomerania passed to Prussia, and Norway declared its independence, adopted a constitution and elected prince Christian Frederik as king. After a short war with Sweden, Norway accepted entering into a personal union with Sweden at the Convention of Moss. The treaty of Kiel did not include the ancient Norwegian dependencies of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, which remained under Danish rule.

Related Topics:
Sweden - Denmark-Norway - January 14 - 1814 - Napoleonic wars - Norway - Pomerania - Kiel - Prussia - Christian Frederik - Personal union - Convention of Moss - Greenland - Iceland - Faroe Islands

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