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Norway
 
[Flag of Denmark]
         12 Sep 1380 - 16 Feb 1814
 
[Flag of Norway, 1814]
           27 Feb 1814 - 8 Mar 1844
 
[Norwegian Union Merchant Flag of 1844]
   8 Mar 1844 - 7 Jun 1905 (union flag) 
 
[Flag of Norway]
              Adopted 13 Jul 1821; 
         Adopted officially 15 Dec 1899
 


Map of Norway
Hear National Anthem
"Ja, vi elsker dette landet"
(Yes, We Love This Country)
Adopted 17 May 1864
Hear Royal Anthem
"Kongesangen"
(Royal Song)
Adopted 1905
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Former National Anthem
"Sønner af Norges"
(Sons of Norway)
(1820-1864)
Constitution
  (17 May 1814)
Capital: Oslo
(Christinia 1624-1 Jan 1925;
Oslo 1299-1624;
Bergen 1070-1299;
Trondheim 997-1070)
Currency: Norwegian Krone
(NOK) 
National Holiday: 17 May (1814)
Constitution Day
Population: 4,627,927 (2006)
GDP: $207.3 billion (2006)
Exports: $122.6 billion (2006)
Imports: $59.9 billion (2006)
Ethnic groups: Norwegian 95.9%, Swedish 0.6%, Danish 0.4%,
 British 0.2%, Bosnian 0.2%, Iraqi 0.2%, American 0.2%,
Pakistani 0.2%, German 0.2%, Somali 0.1%, Finnish 0.1%,
Yugoslav 0.1%, Iranian 0.1%, other 1.5%, Sami 20,000 (2002)
Total Armed Forces: 26,600 (2003)
Merchant marine: 724 ships (2006)
Religions: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%,
Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%,
other 8.1% (2004) 
International Organizations/Treaties: AC, AfDB, ADB, AG, ANT, APM, BIS, BTWC, CBSS, CE, CTBT, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, ENMOD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NPT, NSG, NTBT, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OPEC (observer), OSCE, PCA, UNUNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WEU (associate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Norway Index
Chronology

872                        Kingdom of Norway unified.
977 - 995                  Under Danish sovereignty.
 9 Sep 1000 - 25 Mar 1016  Under Danish sovereignty.
1028 - 1035                Under Danish sovereignty.
 8 Aug 1319 - 15 Aug 1343  In (nominally personal) union with Sweden.
12 Sep 1380                In (nominally personal) union with Denmark.
11 Jul 1396 -  6 Jun 1523  Union of Kalmar: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in
 
                            personal union (United Kingdoms of Denmark,                               Norway and Sweden).
Oct 1536                   Danish province.
13 Aug 1645                Jämtland and Härjedalen are ceded to Sweden.
26 Feb 1658                Bohuslän and Trondheim are ceded to Sweden by
                             the Treaty of Treaty of Roskilde.
27 May 1660                Trondheim restored to Norway.
24 Jan 1814                End of union with Denmark.
 4 Nov 1814 -  7 Jun 1905  Personal union with Sweden.
 7 Jun 1905                End of personal union with Sweden (accepted
                             by Sweden 26 Oct 1905).
 9 Apr 1940 -  8 May 1945  German occupation (completed 7 Jun 1940; kingship
                             abolished by the Storting 25 Sep 1940, the name
                             of the state then being simply Norway²).
 9 May 1945                Kingdom of Norway (restored).
25 Oct 1944 - 25 Feb 1945  Soviet occupation of Finnmark province.

Counties
(since 1814)
Early Norwegian
Polities
 Norwegian
Antarctic Territory
German
Occupation

(1940-1945)
 Jan Mayen
Svalbard
Soviet Occupation
of Finnmark
(1944-1945)
Historical
Maps of Norway
 

Kings¹ (12 Sep 1380 - 16 Feb 1814 also kings of Denmark; and
4 Nov 1814 - 7 Jun 1905 also kings of Sweden)

872 - 933                  Harald I "Hårfagre" (Fairhair)     (b. c.850 - d. 933)
912 - 935                  Eric I "Blodøks" (Bloodaxe)        (b. c.885 - d. 954)
                             (co-ruler to 1933)
935 - 961                  Haakon I Haraldsson "den gode"     (b. c.919 - d. 963)
961 - 965                  Harald II Eiriksson "Graafell"     (b. c.935 - d. 977)
                           - jointly with following three -
961 - 965                  Ragnfrød Eiriksson "Gunhildsson" 
961 - 965                  Gudrød Eiriksson "Gunhildsson" 
961 - 964                  Sigurd Eiriksson "Gunhildsson" 
965 - 975                  Harald Gormsson "Blåtann" 
975 - 995                  Haakon Sigurdsson -Governor        (d. 995)
995 -  9 Sep 1000          Olav I Trygvesson                  (b. c.964 - d. 1000)
- kingdom is roughly divided into three -
(1)
1000 - 1016                Olav Eiriksson "Skotkonung" 
(2)
1000 - 2/3 Feb 1014        Svein (Otto) Haraldsson 
                             "Tjugeskjegg" 
1014 - 1016                Harald III Sveinsson 
(3)
1000 - 1016                Eirik Haakonsson -Governor

1016 - 21 Dec 1028         Olav II Haraldsson                 (b. c.995 - d. 1030)
Nov 1028 - 12 Nov 1035     Knut "den mektige" (the Great)     (b. 995 - d. 1035)
                             (Canute II, king of Denmark)
Aug 1030 - 1035            Svein Knutsson -Co-ruler           (b. c1015 - d. c.1036)
1035 - 25 Oct 1047         Magnus I Olavsson "den gode"       (b. 1024 - d. 1047)
1046 - 25 Sep 1066         Harald III Sigurdsson "Hardråde"   (b. 1015 - d. 1066)
                             (co-ruler)
1066 - 28 Apr 1069         Magnus II Haraldsson -Co-ruler     (b. c.1048 - d. 1069)
1067 - 22 Sep 1093         Olav III Haraldsson "Kyrre"        (b. c.1050 - d. 1093)
                             (the Quiet) 
1093 - Feb 1094            Haakon II Magnusson "Toresfostre"
                           - jointly with -
1093 - 24 Aug 1103         Magnus III Olavsson "Barreføtt"    (b. c.1073 - d. 1103)
1095 - 1103                Svein Haraldsson (in opposition)
1103 - 21 Aug 1122         Øystein I Magnusson                (b. 1089 - d. 1123) 
                           - jointly with following two -
1103 - 26 Mar 1130         Sigurd I Magusson "Jorsalfar"      (b. 1090 - d. 1130)
1103 - 22 Dec 1115         Olav (IV) Magnusson                (b c.1090 - d. 1115)
1130 -  7 Jan 1135         Magnus IV Sigurdsson (1st time)    (b. c.1115 - d. 1139)
                           - jointly with -
1130 -  9 Aug 1134         Harald IV Gille (Gillechrist)      (b. 1103 - d. 1136)
                             Magnusson "Gille" (1st time)
1135 - 14 Dec 1136         Harald IV Gille (Gillechrist)      (s.a.)
                             Magnusson "Gille" (2nd time)
Dec 1136 -  4 Feb 1161     Inge I Haraldsson "Krokrygg"       (b. 1135 - d. 1161)
                           - jointly with -
Dec 1136 - 10 Jun 1155     Sigurd II Haraldsson "Munn"        (b. 1134 - d. 1155)
Dec 1137 - 12 Nov 1139     Magnus IV Sigurdsson "den blinde"  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(in opposition)
1157 - 1161                Haakon (III) Sigurdsson            (b. 1147 - d. 1162)
                             "Herdebreid" (in opposition)
                           - jointly with -
27 May 1142-29/30 Aug 1157 Øystein II Haraldsson              (b. 1125 - d. 1157)
27 May 1142 - 1145         Magnus (V) Haraldsson
1161 - 6/7 Jul 1162        Haakon (III) Sigurdsson            (s.a.)
                             "Herdebreid"
1161 - 15 Jun 1184         Magnus V Erlingsson                (b. 1156 - d. 1184)
                             (to Jul 1162 in opposition)
1162 - 29 Sep 1163         Sigurd (III) Sigurdsson
                             "Markusfostre" (in opposition)
1165 - 1165                Olav Gudbrandsson "Ugjæva"
                             (in opposition)
Sep 1176 - Jan 1177        Øystein (III) Øysteinsson "Møyla"
                             (in rebellion)
1177 - 1180                Sverre Sigurdsson -Co-ruler        (b. 1152 - d. 1202)
                             (1st time)
15 Jun 1184 -  9 Mar 1202  Sverre Sigurdsson (2nd time)       (s.a.)
29 Sep 1185 - 1188         Jon Ingesson "Kuvlung" (inopposition)
                             (impostor, real name: Jon Petersson)
1188 - 1188                Sigurd Ingesson 
                             (impostor; in opposition)
1189 - 1190                Vikar Magnusson
                             (impostor; in opposition)
spring 1193 -  2 Apr 1194  Sigurd Magnusson (in opposition)
Nov/Dec 1196 - summer 1202 Inge (II) Magnusson (in opposition)
1202 -  1 Jan 1204         Haakon III Sverresson              (b. c.1177 - d. 1204)
 1 Jan 1204 - Jan 1204     Interregnum
Jan 1204 - 11 Aug 1204     Guttorm Sigurdsson                 (d. 1204)
Jun 1204 - 25 Dec 1206     Erling Magnusson "Steinvegg"
                             (in opposition)
1204 - 23 Apr 1217         Inge II Bårdson                    (b. 1195 - d. 1217)
1207 - 1208                Filippus Simonsson (in opposition) (d. 1217)
                             (keeps royal style till death Jul 1217)
23 Apr 1217 - 1217         Skule Bårdsson -Governor (1st time)
1217 - 16 Dec 1263         Haakon IV Haakonsson "den gamle"   (b. 1204 - d. 1263)
1219 - 1226                Sigurd Erlingsson "Ribbung"
                             (in opposition)
1226 - 1227                Knut Haakonsson (in opposition)
1226 - 1227                Magnus "Bladstakk" (in opposition)
 6 Nov 1239 - 24 May 1240  Skule Baardsson (2nd time)
                             (in opposition)
Apr 1240 -  5 May 1257     Haakon (V) Haakonsson "den unge"
                             (co-ruler)
1263 -  9 May 1280         Magnus VI Haakonsson "Lagabøter"   (b. 1263 - d. 1280)
1273 - 13 Jul 1299         Eirik I Magnusson "Prestehater"    (b. 1268 - d. 1299)
13 Jul 1299 - 10 Aug 1299  Interregnum
1299 -  8 May 1319         Haakon V Magnusson "den eldre"     (b. 1270 - d. 1319)
 8 May 1319 - 24 Aug 1319  Eiliv Arnesson Korte, Achbishop    (b. c.1292 - d. 1355)
                             of Nidaros 
                             (chairman council of state)
24 Aug 1319 - 15 Aug 1355  Magnus VII Eiriksson "Smek"        (b. 1316 - d. 1374)
15 Aug 1343-10/12 Sep 1380 Haakon VI Magnusson "den yngre"    (b. 1339 - d. 1380)
12 Sep 1380 -  3 Aug 1387  Olav IV Haakonsson                 (b. 1370 - d. 1387)
 3 Aug 1387 -  2 Feb 1388  Ogmund Finnsson Hestbø -Regent
 2 Feb 1388 -  8 Sep 1389  Margrete Valdemarsdatter (f)-Regent(b. 1353 - d. 1412) 
                             (styled: The realm's mighty lady
                             and right master)
 8 Sep 1389 -  1 Jun 1442  Eirik II                           (b. 1382 - d. 1459)
                             (Erik XIII of Sweden, Erik VII of Denmark)
 1 Jun 1442 -  1 Jun 1442  Aslak Harniktsson Bolt, Archbishop
                             of Nidaros (1st time)
                             (chairman council of state)
 1 Jun 1442 - 5/6 Jan 1448 Christoffer                        (b. 1416 - d. 1448)
 6 Jan 1448 - 1448         Aslak Harniktsson Bolt, Archbishop
                             of Nidaros (2nd time)
                             (chairman council of state)
1448 - 20 Nov 1449         Sigurd Jonsson -Regent
25 Oct 1449 - 14 May 1450  Karl I Knutsson (in opposition)    (b. 1408 - d. 1470)
                             (Karl VIII of Sweden)
20 Nov 1449 - 21 May 1481  Christian I (Christiern I)         (b. 1426 - d. 1481)
                             (elected 3 Jul 1449 and crowned 20 Nov 1449)
21 May 1481 - 24 Aug 1482  Gaute Ivarsson, Archbishop 
                             of Nidaros 
                             (chairman council of state)
24 Aug 1482 -  1 Feb 1483  Jon Svalesøn Smør -Regent
 1 Feb 1483 - 20 Feb 1513  Hans (Johan II of Sweden)          (b. 1455 - d. 1513)
20 Feb 1513 - 22 Jul 1513  Eirik Valkendorf, Archbishop of
                             Nidaros (chairman council of state)
22 Jul 1513 -  5 Aug 1524  Christian II (Christiern II)       (b. 1481 - d. 1559)
                             (1st time)
 5 Aug 1524 - 23 Aug 1524  Olav Engelbriktsson, Archbishop 
                             of Nidaros (1st time)
                             (chairman council of state) 
23 Aug 1524 - 10 Apr 1533  Frederik I                         (b. 1471 - d. 1533)
29 Nov 1531 -  1 Jul 1532  Christian II (2nd time)            (s.a.)
                             (in opposition)
10 Apr 1533 -  1 Apr 1537  Olav Engelbriktsson, Archbishop 

                             of Nidaros (2nd time)
                             (chairman council of state) 
 1 Apr 1537 -  1 Jan 1559  Christian III                      (b. 1503 - d. 1559) 
                             (in opposition from 5 May 1535)
 1 Jan 1559 - 14 Apr 1588  Frederik II                        (b. 1534 - d. 1588) 
14 Apr 1588 -  9 Mar 1648  Christian IV                       (b. 1577 - d. 1648)
 9 Mar 1648 - 18 May 1648  Jens Aagesøn Bjelke -Chancellor
18 May 1648 - 19 Feb 1670  Frederik III                       (b. 1609 - d. 1670) 
                             (elected 28 Apr 1648; proclaimed 18 May 1648)
19 Feb 1670 -  4 Sep 1699  Christian V                        (b. 1646 - d. 1699) 
 4 Sep 1699 - 12 Oct 1730  Frederik IV                        (b. 1671 - d. 1730)
12 Oct 1730 -  6 Aug 1746  Christian VI                       (b. 1699 - d. 1746) 
 6 Aug 1746 - 14 Jan 1766  Frederik V                         (b. 1723 - d. 1766) 
14 Jan 1766 - 13 Mar 1808  Christian VII                      (b. 1749 - d. 1808) 
13 Mar 1808 -  7 Feb 1814  Frederik VI                        (b. 1768 - d. 1839) 
 7 Feb 1814 - 19 Feb 1814  Interregnum
19 Feb 1814 -  3 Nov 1814  Christian Frederik                 (b. 1786 - d. 1848)
                            (regent to 17 May 1814)
12 Oct 1814 -  4 Nov 1814  Regency
                           - Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz          (b. 1762 - d. 1838)
                           - Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm    (b. 1764 - d. 1827)
                           - Jonas Collett                    (b. 1772 - d. 1851)
                           - Niels Aall                       (b. 1769 - d. 1854)
                           - Diderich Hegermann               (b. 1763 - d. 1835)
                              (from 19 Oct 1814)
                           - Thomas Fasting (from 19 Oct 1814)(b. 1769 - d. 1841)
 4 Nov 1814 -  5 Feb 1818  Karl II (Carl XIII of Sweden)      (b. 1748 - d. 1818)
 5 Feb 1818 -  8 Mar 1844  Karl III Johan                     (b. 1763 - d. 1844)
                            (Carl XIV Johan of Sweden)
 8 Mar 1844 -  8 Jul 1859  Oscar I                            (b. 1799 - d. 1859)
 8 Jul 1859 - 18 Sep 1872  Karl IV Ludvig Eugenius            (b. 1826 - d. 1872)
                            (Carl XV of Sweden)
18 Sep 1872 -  7 Jun 1905  Oscar II Frederik                  (b. 1829 - d. 1907)
                            (formally abdicated 26 Oct 1905)
 7 Jun 1905 - 25 Nov 1905  Peter Christian Hersleb Michelsen  (b. 1857 - d. 1925)  H

                            (prime minister exercising royal authority)
25 Nov 1905 - 25 Sep 1940  Haakon VII (1st time)              (b. 1872 - d. 1957)
                            (elected 18 Nov 1905, sworn in 27 Nov 1905;
                            on flight in Norway 9 Apr - 7 Jun 1940;
                            in London exile 7 Jun 1940 - 7 Jun 1945)
Military commander
 9 Apr 1940 - 25 Jul 1940  Nikolaus von Falkenhorst           (b. 1885 - d. 1968)
Reichskommissare 
25 Apr 1940 -  7 May 1945  Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven   (b. 1898 - d. 1945)  NSDAP
 7 May 1945 -  8 May 1945  Franz Friedrich Böhme (acting)     (b. 1885 - d. 1947)  Mil
Kings¹
 8 May 1945 - 14 May 1945  Paal Berg (acting for Haakon)      (b. 1873 - d. 1968)
 9 May 1945 - 21 Sep 1957  Haakon VII (2nd time)              (s.a.)
14 May 1945 -  7 Jun 1945  Crown Prince Olav -Regent          (b. 1903 - d. 1991)
                             (1st time)
19 Jun 1955 - 21 Sep 1957  Crown Prince Olav -Regent          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
21 Sep 1957 - 17 Jan 1991  Olav V                             (s.a.)
25 Apr 1970 - Jul 1970     Crown Prince Harald -Regent        (b. 1937)
                             (1st time)
18 May 1971 - Jun 1971     Crown Prince Harald -Regent        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Jun 1990 - 17 Jan 1991     Crown Prince Harald -Regent        (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
17 Jan 1991 -              Harald V                           (s.a.)
                             (1st time)
25 Nov 2003 - 13 Apr 2004  Crown Prince Haakon -Regent        (b. 1973) 
29 Mar 2005 -  7 Jun 2005  Crown Prince Haakon -Regent        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 

Governors (Statholder)
1536 - 1551                Peder Hansen Litle 
1551 - 1556                Jesper Friis 
1556 - 1572                Christiern Munk 
1572 - 1577                Pouel Ottesen Huitfeldt            (b. c.1529 - d. 1592)
 9 Jul 1577 - 1583         Ludvig Ludvigsson Munk til Norlund (b. c.1532 - d. 1602)
1583 - 1588                Ove Juel
1588 - 1601                Aksel Gyldenstjerne                (b. c.1537 - d. 1603)
1601 - 1608                Jørgen Friis til Krastrup          (b. c.1543 - d. 1616)
1608 - 1618                Enevold Kruse til Hjermislov       (b. 1554 - d. 1621)
1618 - 1629                Jens Hermansson Juel               (b. 1580 - d. 1634)
1629 - 1642                Christopher Knudsson Urne til      (b. 1593 - d. 1663)
                             Asmark 
1642 - 24 Jun 1651         Hannibal Sehested                  (b. 1609 - d. 1666)
1651 - 20 Dec 1655         Gregers Krabbe                     (b. 1594 - d. 1655) 
1656 - 28 Mar 1661         Nils Trolle Trollesholl Gauno      (b. 1599 - d. 1667)
 8 Oct 1661 - 1664         Iver Tageson Krabbe                (b. 1602 - d. 1666)
Jan 1664 - 1699            Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, greve   (b. 1638 - d. 1704)
                             til Laurvig og Tønsberg 
1669 -  5 Jun 1675         Ove Juel (acting for Gyldenløve)   (b. 1615 - d. 1686)
 5 Jun 1675 -  9 May 1682  Jens Juel (acting for Gyldenløve)  (b. 1631 - d. 1700)
 9 May 1682 - 26 Sep 1694  Just Högh til Fultoffe 
                             (acting for Gyldenløve)
30 Sep 1699 - 1708         Frederik Gabel                     (b. c.1640 - d. 1708)
10 Apr 1708 - 22 Feb 1710  Johan Vibe                         (b. 1634 - d. 1710)
 1 Aug 1710 - 30 Apr 1712  Ulrik Frederik Valdemar,           (b. 1660 - d. 1740)
                             baron Løvendal
 4 Aug 1712 - 14 Jul 1713  Claus Henrik Vieregg               (b. 1655 - d. 1713)
19 Sep 1713 - 1722         Frederik Krag                      (b. 1655 - d. 1728)
17 Apr 1722 -  5 Oct 1731  Ditlev Vibe                        (b. 1670 - d. 1731)
1731 - 1733                Patroclus Romeling (acting)        (b. 1662 - d. 1736)
1733 - 1739                Christian greve Rantzau            (b. 1684 - d. 1771)
1739 - 11 Sep 1750         Hans Jakob Arnold (acting)
11 Sep 1750 -  8 Feb 1771  Jacob von Benzon                   (b. 1688 - d. 1775)
 4 Jul 1766 - Jan 1768     Carl, landgraf zu Hessen           (b. 1744 - d. 1836)
                             (acting for Benzon) 
 8 Feb 1771 - 25 Jul 1809  Vacant
25 Jul 1809 - 11 Jan 1810  Christian August von Schlewsig-    (b. 1768 - d. 1810)
                             Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 
11 Jan 1810 - 11 May 1813  Friedrich Landgraf zu Hessen-      (d. 1845)
                             Kassel
11 May 1813 - 16 Feb 1814  Christian Frederik af Danmark      (s.a.)
14 Aug 1814 -  4 Nov 1814  Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz            (s.a.)
Governors-general (stattholder)
11 Nov 1814 - 21 Jun 1816  Greve Hans Henrik von Essen        (b. 1755 - d. 1824)
21 Jun 1816 -  5 Aug 1816  Crown Prince Karl Johan (viceroy)  (s.a.)
 5 Aug 1816 - 10 Oct 1818  Greve Carl Carlsson Mörner         (b. 1755 - d. 1821)
10 Oct 1818 - 12 Feb 1824  Greve Johan August Sandels         (b. 1764 - d. 1831)
                             (1st time)
12 Feb 1824 - 21 Oct 1824  Crown Prince Oscar (1st time)      (s.a.)
                             (viceroy)
21 Oct 1824 - 26 Nov 1827  Greve Johan August Sandels         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
26 Nov 1827 -  6 Dec 1829  Greve Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen (b. 1766 - d. 1829)
 6 Dec 1829 - 20 Jul 1833  Jonas Collett (1st time)           (s.a.)
20 Jul 1833 -  3 Sep 1833  Crown Prince Oscar (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (viceroy)
 3 Sep 1833 - 19 Sep 1836  Jonas Collett (2nd time)           (s.a.)
19 Sep 1836 - 27 Aug 1840  Greve Johan Caspar Herman Wedel    (b. 1779 - d. 1840)
                             Jarlsberg 
27 Aug 1840 - 27 Feb 1841  Nicolay Johan Lohmann Krog         (b. 1787 - d. 1856)
27 Feb 1841 - 17 May 1856  Severin Lövenskiold                (b. 1777 - d. 1856)
21 May 1856 - 11 Nov 1856  Crown Prince Karl (1st time)       (s.a.)
                             (viceroy)
11 Nov 1856 - 12 Jan 1857  Jørgen Herman Vogt (1st time)      (b. 1784 - d. 1862)
12 Jan 1857 - 30 May 1857  Crown Prince Karl (2nd time)       (s.a.)
                             (viceroy)
30 May 1857 -  8 Dec 1858  Jørgen Herman Vogt (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 8 Dec 1858 - 17 Dec 1861  Hans Christian Petersen            (b. 1793 - d. 1862)
17 Dec 1861 - 21 Jul 1873  Frederik Stang                     (b. 1808 - d. 1884)
Prime ministers
21 Jul 1873 -  1 Nov 1880  Frederik Stang                     (s.a.)               H
 1 Nov 1880 -  3 Apr 1884  Christian August Selmer            (b. 1816 - d. 1889)  H
 3 Apr 1884 - 26 Jun 1884  Christian Homann Schweigaard       (b. 1838 - d. 1899)  H
26 Jun 1884 - 13 Jul 1889  Johan Sverdrup                     (b. 1816 - d. 1892)  LP
13 Jul 1889 -  6 Mar 1891  Emil Stang (1st time)              (b. 1834 - d. 1907)  H
 6 Mar 1891 -  2 May 1893  Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen   (b. 1827 - d. 1906)  LP
                             (1st time)
 2 May 1893 - 14 Oct 1895  Emil Stang (2nd time)              (s.a.)               H
14 Oct 1895 - 17 Feb 1898  Georg Francis Hagerup (1st time)   (b. 1853 - d. 1921)  H
17 Feb 1898 - 21 Apr 1902  Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen   (s.a.)               LP
                             (2nd time)
21 Apr 1902 - 22 Oct 1903  Otto Albert Blehr (1st time)       (b. 1847 - d. 1927)  LP
22 Oct 1903 - 11 Mar 1905  Georg Francis Hagerup (2nd time)   (s.a.)               H
11 Mar 1905 - 23 Oct 1907  Peter Christian Hersleb Michelsen  (s.a.)               LP
23 Oct 1907 - 19 Mar 1908  Jørgen Gunnarson Løvland           (b. 1848 - d. 1922)  LP
19 Mar 1908 -  2 Feb 1910  Aanon Gunnar Knudsen (1st time)    (b. 1848 - d. 1928)  LP
 2 Feb 1910 - 20 Feb 1912  Wollert Konow                      (b. 1847 - d. 1932)  LLP
20 Feb 1912 - 31 Jan 1913  Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie      (b. 1856 - d. 1939)  H
31 Jan 1913 - 21 Jun 1920  Aanon Gunnar Knudsen (2nd time)    (s.a.)               LP
21 Jun 1920 - 22 Jun 1921  Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1st time)     (b. 1872 - d. 1923)  H
22 Jun 1921 -  6 Mar 1923  Otto Albert Blehr (2nd time)       (s.a.)               LP
 6 Mar 1923 - 23 May 1923  Otto Bahr Halvorsen (2nd time)     (s.a.)               H
24 Mar 1923 - 30 May 1923  Christian Fredrik Michelet         (b. 1863 - d. 1927)  H
                             (acting [for Halvorsen to 23 May 1923])
30 May 1923 - 25 Jul 1924  Abraham Theodor Berge              (b. 1851 - d. 1936)  H
25 Jul 1924 -  5 Mar 1926  Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1st time)  (b. 1870 - d. 1943)  LP 
 5 Mar 1926 - 28 Jan 1928  Ivar Lykke                         (b. 1872 - d. 1949)  H
28 Jan 1928 - 15 Feb 1928  Christopher Hornsrud               (b. 1859 - d. 1960)  DNA
15 Feb 1928 - 12 May 1931  Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (2nd time)  (s.a.)               LP
12 May 1931 -  5 Mar 1932  Peder Ludvik Kolstad               (b. 1878 - d. 1932)  AP
 1 Feb 1932 - 29 Feb 1932  Birger Braadland                   (b. 1879 - d. 1966)  AP
                             (acting for Kolstad)
29 Feb 1932 - 10 Mar 1932  Nils Trædal                        (b. 1879 - d. 1948)  AP
                             (acting [for Kolstad to 5 Mar 1932])
10 Mar 1932 - 14 Mar 1932  Birger Braadland (acting)          (s.a.)               AP
14 Mar 1932 -  3 Mar 1933  Jens Hundseid                      (b. 1883 - d. 1965)  AP
 3 Mar 1933 - 20 Mar 1935  Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (3rd time)  (s.a.)               LP
20 Mar 1935 - 25 Jun 1945  Johan Nygaardsvold                 (b. 1879 - d. 1952)  DNA
                             (on flight in Norway 9 Apr - 7 Jun 1940; 
                             in London exile 7 Jun 1940 - 31 May 1945)
 9 Apr 1940 - 15 Apr 1940  Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn     (b. 1887 - d. 1945)  NS
                             Quisling (1st time)(in rebellion)
Chairmen Administration Council
15 Apr 1940 - 25 Sep 1940  Ingolf Elster Christensen          (b. 1872 - d. 1943)  Non-party
25 Sep 1940 -  1 Feb 1942  Acting Councillors of State 
                            (from 25 Sep 1941, Ministers)
                           - Kjeld Irgens                     (b. 1879 - d. 1963)  NS
                           - Ragnar Stub Skancke              (b. 1890 - d. 1948)  NS
                           - Erling Sandberg                  (b. 1879 - d. 1956)  Non-party
                           - Sigurd Halvorsen Johannessen     (b. 1881 - d. 1964)  Non-party
                           - Albert Viljam Hagelin            (b. 1882 - d. 1946)  NS
                           - Tormod Hustad                    (b. 1889 - d. 1973)  NS
                           - Thorstein Fretheim               (b. 1886 - d. 1971)  NS
                           - Jonas Lie                        (b. 1899 - d. 1945)  NS
                           - Gulbrand Lunde                   (b. 1901 - d. 1942)  NS
                           - Axel Stang                       (b. 1904 - d. 1974)  NS
                           - Øystein Ravner                   (b. 1893 - d. 1975)  Non-party
                           - Birger Ø. Meidell                (b. 1882 - d. 1958)  NS
                               (to 25 Sep 1941)
                           - Johan Lippestad                  (b. 1902 - d. 1961)  NS
                               (from 25 Sep 1941) 
                           - Sverre Riisnæs                   (b. 1897 - d. 1987)  NS
                           - Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang            (b. 1909 - d. 1988)  NS
                               (from 25 Sep 1941) 
Minister-president
 1 Feb 1942 -  9 May 1945  Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn     (s.a.)               NS
                             Quisling (2nd time) 
Prime ministers
 9 May 1945 - 14 May 1945  Rådmenn ("civil servants" [chief officers])
                          (acting for Nygaardsvold)
                           - Alv Helland                      (b. 1908 - d. 1976)  Non-party
                           - Carl Platou                      (b. 1885 - d. 1956)  Non-party
                           - Sverre Iversen                   (b. 1879 - d. 1967)  Non-party
                           - Per Preben Prebensen             (b. 1896 - d. 1961)  Non-party
                           - Reidar Tønnesson                 (b. 1895 - d. 1963)  Non-party
                           - Halvdan E. Stokke                (b. 1900 - d. 1977)  Non-party
                           - Egil Sundt                       (b. 1903 - d. 1950)  Non-party
                           - Nikolai Schei                    (b. 1901 - d. 1985)  Non-party
14 May 1945 - 31 May 1945  Oscar Fredrik Torp                 (b. 1893 - d. 1958)  DNA
                             (acting for Nygaardsvold)
25 Jun 1945 - 19 Nov 1951  Einar Henry Gerhardsen (1st time)  (b. 1897 - d. 1987)  DNA
19 Nov 1951 - 22 Jan 1955  Oscar Fredrik Torp                 (s.a.)               DNA
22 Jan 1955 - 28 Aug 1963  Einar Henry Gerhardsen (2nd time)  (s.a.)               DNA
28 Aug 1963 - 25 Sep 1963  John Daniel Fyrstenberg Lyng       (b. 1905 - d. 1978)  H
25 Sep 1963 - 12 Oct 1965  Einar Henry Gerhardsen (3rd time)  (s.a.)               DNA
12 Oct 1965 - 17 Mar 1971  Per Borten                         (b. 1913 - d. 2005)  Sp
17 Mar 1971 - 18 Oct 1972  Trygve Martin Bratteli (1st time)  (b. 1910 - d. 1984)  DNA
18 Oct 1972 - 16 Oct 1973  Lars Korvald                       (b. 1916 - d. 2006)  KFp
18 Oct 1973 - 16 Jan 1976  Trygve Martin Bratteli (2nd time)  (s.a.)               DNA
15 Jan 1976 -  4 Feb 1981  Odvar Nordli                       (b. 1927)            DNA
 4 Feb 1981 - 14 Oct 1981  Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)(1st time)(b. 1939)            DNA
14 Oct 1981 -  9 May 1986  Kåre Isaachsen Willoch             (b. 1928)            H
17 Apr 1984 - Jun 1984     Svenn Thorkild Stray               (b. 1922)            H
                             (acting for Willoch)
 9 May 1986 - 16 Oct 1989  Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)(2nd time)(s.a.)               DNA
16 Oct 1989 -  3 Nov 1990  Jan Peder Syse                     (b. 1930 - d. 1997)  H
 3 Nov 1990 - 25 Oct 1996  Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)(3rd time)(s.a.)               DNA
25 Oct 1996 - 17 Oct 1997  Thorbjørn Jagland                  (b. 1950)            DNA
17 Oct 1997 - 17 Mar 2000  Kjell Magne Bondevik (1st time)    (b. 1947)            KFp
30 Aug 1998 - 23 Sep 1998  Anne Enger Lahnstein (f)           (b. 1949)            Sp
                             (acting for Bondevik) 
17 Mar 2000 - 19 Oct 2001  Jens Stoltenberg (1st time)        (b. 1959)            DNA
19 Oct 2001 - 17 Oct 2005  Kjell Magne Bondevik (2nd time)    (s.a.)               KFp
17 Oct 2005 -              Jens Stoltenberg (2nd time)        (s.a.)               DNA
 

German Occupation 1940-1945

German military commanders
 9 Apr 1940 - 17 Dec 1944  Nikolaus von Falkenhorst           (s.a.)
18 Dec 1944 - 17 Jan 1945  Lothar Rendulic                    (b. 1887 - d. 1971)
18 Jan 1945 -  8 May 1945  Franz Friedrich Böhme              (b. 1894 - d. 1947)
Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces in Norway
13 May 1945 - 1945         Sir Augustus Francis Andrew        (b. 1885 - d. 1970)
                             Nicol Thorne (U.K.)

[Nasjonal Samling Party, 1933-1945]
Nasjional Samling Party flag 1933-1945
Territorial Disputes: Norwegian territorial claim in Antarctica (Queen Maude Land and its continental shelf) which is not recognized by recognized by the United Nations, U.S., Russia 
or by most other countries; despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway continue to dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone.

Noble titles: Greve = Count, Jarl = Earl.

 ¹Full style of the ruler:
(a) 15 Aug 1355 - 10/12 Sep 1380
: Med Guds nåde Norges Konge (from 15 Feb 1362: Med Guds nåde Norges og Svea Konge)("by the Grace of God King of Norway" [from 15 Feb 1362: "by the Grace of God, King of Norway and Sweden"]);
(b) 12 Sep 1380 -  3 Aug 1387: Med Guds nåde Norges Dana og Gota Konge; ("by the Grace of God, King of Norway, Denmark and the Goths");
(c)  8 Sep 1389 -  1 Jun 1442: Med Guds nåde Norges Konge og Sveriges rette erfinge (from 23 Jul 1396 and 1397: Med Guds nåde Norges Danmarks Sveriges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Pommern)("by the Grace of God, King of Norway and right heir of Sweden" [from Jul 1396 and 1397: "b
y the Grace of God, King of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Pomerania]");
(d)  1 Jun 1442 - 5/6 Jan 1448: Med Guds nåde Norges Sveriges Danmarks Vendes og Gotes Konge, Palatsgreve pa Riin og Hertug i Beyern; ("by the Grace of God, King of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria");
(e) 20 Nov 1449 - 21 May 1481: Med Guds Nåde Norges Danmarks Vendes og Gotes Konge, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst (from 2 Jul 1457: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst; from 2 Mar 1460: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig, Greve i Holsten Stormarn Oldenborg og Delmenhorst; from 14 Feb 1474: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst)("by the Grace of God, King of Norway, Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst [from 14 Feb 1457: "King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst"][from 2 Mar 1460: "by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Count of Holstein, Stormarn,  Oldenburg and Delmenhorst"][from 14 Feb 1474: "by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst"])
(f)  1 Feb 1483 - 20 Feb 1513: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, utvald Konge til Sveriges rike, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst (from 18 Oct 1497: Med Guds Nåde Sveriges Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst)("by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, King-elect of state of Sweden, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarnm and Ditmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst" ["from 18 Oct 1497: "by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, and D
itmarschen, Count of Oldenburg, and Delmenhorst"]);  
(g) 22 Jul 1513 -  5 Aug 1524: Med Guds Nåde Norges Danmarks Vendes og Gotes Konge, utvald Konge til Sverige, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst (from 4 Nov 1520: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Sveriges Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst) ("by the Grace of God, King of Norway, Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, King-elect of Sweden, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and D
itmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst" [from 4 Nov 1520: "by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst"]);
(h) 23 Aug 1524 - 10 Apr 1533: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Vendes og Gotes Konge, utvald Konge til Norge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst ("by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, King-elect of Norway, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and D
itmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst");
(i)  1 Apr 1537 -  6 Mar 1648: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst; ("by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends, and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, and D
itmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst");
(j) 16 Jul 1648 -  7 Feb 1814: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes utvald Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst (from 28 Oct 1660: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn og Ditmarsken, Greve i Oldenborg og Delmenhorst, from 22 Mar 1777: Med Guds Nåde Danmarks Norges Vendes og Gotes Konge, Hertug i Slesvig Holsten Stormarn Ditmarsken og Oldenborg)("by the Grace of God, King-elect of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, and D
itmarschen, Count of Oldemburg and Delmenhorst" [from 28 Ocy 166: "by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst"], from 22 Mar 1777: "by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schelswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarschen and Oldenburg");
(k) 17 May 1814 -  3 Nov 1814: Af Guds Nåde og efter Rigets Constitution, 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, Ditmarschen, and Oldenburg");
(l)  4 Nov 1814 -  5 Feb 1818: Af Guds Nåde Konge til Sverige og Norge, de Gothers og Venders, etc. etc. etc., Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn og Dithmarsken, Greve til Oldenborg og Delmenhorst, etc. ("by the Grace of God, King of Sweden and Norway, of the Goths and Wends, etc. etc. etc., Duke of Schlewig, Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst, etc.");
(m)  5 Feb 1818 -  8 Jul 1859: Af Guds Nåde Konge til Sverige og Norge, de Gothers og Venders
("by the Grace of God, King of Sweden and Norway, of the Goths and Wends");
(n)  8 Jul 1859 -  7 Jun 1905: Af Guds Nåde Konge til Norge og Sverige, de Gothers og Venders
("by the Grace of God, King of Norway and Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends");
(o) from 27 Nov 1905: Norges Konge ("King of Norway").

  ²On 25 Sep 1940, the German occupants acted on the understanding that the monarchy had 
been abolished and Haakon VII (s.a.) deposed on that day. However, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven (s.a.) attempted to provide this step with a sheen of constitutionality by falsely declaring "that the Storting had deposed the royal dynasty by a two-thirds majority." (From "Quisling: A Study in Treason", by Oddvar K. Hoidal (Norwegian University Press, Oslo 1989). 
  The style Norges rike (State of Norway) for the polity is a common expression, but becomes statutory only on 1 Feb 1942 with its appearance on the State Seal. It is cogently argued by the author of an authoritative study of the period that "by February 1 1942 Norway did not cease to be a Kingdom, however, since the Constitution of 1814 was still valid. Monarchy was temporarily suspended..."  Vidkun Quisling, in his proclamation on 1 Feb 1942, refers to the authority of King and Storting in the 1814 Constitution as being exercised by the Minister-president, but offered no clarification.

Party abbreviations: DNA = Det Norske Arbeiderparti (Norwegian Labor Party, social-democratic); H = Høyre (Right, conservative); KFp = Kristelig Folkeparti (Christian People's Party, christian-democratic); Sp = Senterparti (Centre Party, agrarian); 
Mil = Military;
- Former parties: AP = Agrarian Party; LP = Liberal Party; LLP = Left Liberal Party; 
NS = Nasjional Samling (National Unity, Norwegian nationalist, fascist, 1933-45);
NSDAP = Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Worker's Party, German Nazi fascist)



Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

[Flag of Norway]
 
Map of Svalbard
Hear National Anthem
"Ja, vi elsker dette landet"
(Yes, We Love This Country)
Svalbard Treaty
(9 Feb 1920)
Constitution
Capital: Longyearbyen
Currency: Norwegian Krone
(NOK);  Svalbardpenger
(1925-1 Jan 1980)
Local Holiday: 14 Aug (1925)
Norway Sovereignty Day
Population: 2,774 (2007)
GDP: $N/A
Exports: $197.3 million (2004)
Imports: $N/A 
Ethnic groups: Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and
Ukrainian 44.3%, Polish and other 0.3% (1998) 
Total Police Force: N/A
Defense is the Responsibility of Norway
Religions: Christian  (Protestant 25.9%, Russian
Orthodox 21.6%, unaffiliated Christian 4.6%) 52.2%,
non-religious 47.7% (2005)
International Organizations/Treaties: None

1194                       First mentioned in Icelandic annals, Vikings report that they
                             had found the "Cold coast" (Svalbardi fundinn). 
1425                       Possible discovery of Svalbard area by Russians. A strong oral 
                             tradition in the White Sea region, known in Russian as Pomory
                             states the Starostin family hunted in Svalbard from 1425.
17 Jun 1596                Discovered by Dutch under Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerck,
                             named Spitsbergen (German: Spitzbergen).
1612 – c.1750              International whaling activities by Denmark-Norway, England,
                             France, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Sweden. 
1612 - c.1740              Claimed by the Dutch, who form Smeerenburg settlement in 1623
1615                       Claimed by the Denmark as part of Greenland.
1700 – 1850                Russian all-winter hunting and trapping. 

1850 – 1900                Norwegian all-winter hunting and trapping. 
1900                       First (Norwegian) coal mining begins on Svalbard.
30 Jun 1906                First permanent settlement (Longyearbyen) founded.
14 May 1912                Russia and Norway agree that Svalbard Island is to be
                             neutral territory.
1918                       Northern Norway Weather Forecasting Station is established.
 9 Feb 1920                International Court of Justice awards sovereignty to Norway.
14 Aug 1925                Formal assumption of sovereignty by Norway (Svalbard Territory).
1936 - 1953                Svalbard subordinated to the Norwegian Ministry of Trade.
Jun 1940 - May 1945        Administered by the Norwegian government in exile.
25 Aug 1941 -  3 Sep 1941  Allied forces occupy and evacuate Svalbard.
Oct 1941 - 14 May 1942     German occupation.

Oct 1941 - Sep 1945        Sporadic German weather stations established on Svalbard and its
                             islands during the war.
 8 Sep 1943                German battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst
razed the Longyearbyen
                             and Barentsburg settlements.

Aug 1944                   Sveagruva settlement destroyed by a German amphibious assault.
Nov 1944                   Soviet Union requests joint administration of Svalbard
                             and possession of Bjørnøya (Bear Island) (also in 1946 and
                             1947)
,which Norway  refuses.
1953 -                     Svalbard subordinated to the Ministry of Justice.
 

Governors (Sysselmenn)
 7 Aug 1925 -  4 Sep 1925  Edvard Lassen (acting)
 4 Sep 1925 - 24 Jun 1932  Johannes Gerckens Bassøe (1st time)(b. 1878 - d. 1962)

24 Jun 1932 -  1 Jul 1933  Wolmar Tycho Marlow (1st time)     (d. 1963)
                             (acting)
 1 Jul 1933 -  1 Jul 1935
 Johannes Gerckens Bassøe (2nd time)(s.a.)
 1 Jul 1935 -  1 Sep 1935  Helge Marcus Ingstad (acting)      (b. 1899 - d. 2001)
 1 Sep 1935 -  1 Jul 1942  Wolmar Tycho Marlow (2nd time)     (s.a.)
25 Aug 1941 -  3 Sep 1941  Arthur E. Potts (Canada)           (b. 1890 - d. ....)
                             (allied commander)
German military commander

Oct 1941 - 14 May 1942     Schmid
Military governors
1942                       Ernst Ullring (1st time)           (b. 1894 - d. 1953)
1942                       Albert Tornerud (acting)
1942 - 1943                Ernst Ullring (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1943 - 1944                Ove Roll Lund
1944 - 1945                Johannes Etterlid
Governors (Sysselmenn)
 7 Sep 1945 - 1956         Håkon Balstad
1956 - 1960                Odd Birketvedt
1960 - 1963                Finn Backer Midbøe
1963 - 1967                Tollef Landsverk
1967 - 1970                Stephen Stephensen                 (b. 1917)
1970 - 1974                Fredrik Beichmann                  (b. 1924)
1974 - 1978                Leif T. Eldring (1st time)
1978 - 1982                Jan S. Grøndahl                    (b. 1934)
1982 - 1986                Carl Alexander Wendt               (b. 1923)
1986 - 1991                Leif T. Eldring (2nd time)
1991 - 1995                Odd Emil Blomdal                   (b. 1927)
1995 - 1998                Ann-Kristin Olsen (f)              (b. 1945)
Nov 1998 - 2001            Morten Ruud                        (b. 1950)
 8 Jun 2001 - 2005         Odd Olsen Ingerø                   (b. 1951)
Feb 2005 - Sep 2005        Sven Ole Fagernæs                  (b. 1945)
 1 Oct 2005 -              Per Sefland                        (b. 1949)

Directors of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani (SNSK)
(Great Norwegian-Spitsbergen Coal Company)
1916 - 1917                Kenneth L. Gilson
1917 - 1918                Sigurd Westby (1st time)
1918 - 1919                Sigurd Foss (1st time)
1919 - 1920                Sigurd Rudie
1920 - 1921                Sigurd Westby (2nd time)
1921 - 1922                Sigurd Foss (2nd time) 
1922 - 1923                Sigurd Westby (3rd time)
1923 - 1925                Sigurd Foss (3rd time)
1925 - 1927                Karl Bay
1927 - 1929                Einar Sverdrup (1st time)
1929 - 1930                G. Aasgard
1930 - 1933                Einar Sverdrup (2nd time)
1933 - 1935                J. Lindholm (1st time)
1935 - 1937                Einar Sverdrup (3rd time)
1938 - 1940                J. Lindholm (2nd time)
1940 - 1941                Finn Boger
1941 - 1945                None

Administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a local governor. 

Note: By treaty the nationals of the treaty powers have equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although U.S., U.K., German, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still mining are Norwegian and Russian.

Territorial Disputes: Despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone. 



Jan Mayen

[Flag of Norway]
 
Map of Jan Mayen
Population: no indigenous 
inhabitants ¹

1614                       Discovered by Jan Mayen, a Dutch whaling captain, who
                             indisputably discovers the island (earlier claims are
                             inconclusive).
1921                       First stable claim by Norwegian Meteorological Institute. 
1926                       The island is annexed by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
 8 May 1929                Jan Mayen officially a Norwegian dependency.
27 Feb 1930                Formal annexation by Norway.
1940                       All scientific personal evacuated following German 
                             occupation of Norway.
1941 - 1945                Garrisoned by Norwegian government-in-exile.
1943 - 1945                Observation base established by the U.S.

Heads of the Meteorological Base
(possibly incomplete)
1922 - 1923                Fritz Paulsen
1923 - 1924                Chr. Haugan
1924 - 1925                Karl Hoaas
1925 - 1926                Hallvard Devold
1926 - 1927                Finn Devold
1927 - 1928                Fritz Paulsen
1928 - 1929                G. Olonkin

1929 - 1930                Fritz Øien
Commanders of the Norwegian Garison
1941 - 1942                Karl Hjelvik
1942 - 1943                Kåre Hjelseth
1943 - 1944                Kollbjørn Spilhaug
1944 - 1946                Arne Hauga

Governors
27 Feb 1930 - 31 Dec 1994  the governors of Svalbard
 1 Jan 1995 -              the governors of Nordland county


Director of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute 

1915 - 1955                Theodor Hesselberg 
Heads of the Regional Division for Northern Norway
(responsible for the stations at Jan Mayen and Svalbard)
1920 - 1922                Olaf Devik 
1922 - 1926                O. Edlund 
1926 - 1932                Sigurd Evjen 
1932 - 1946                Peter Thrane

 ¹personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal

services radio station (Jul 2004 est.) 
Finnmark
 
[Flag of USSR]
 
25 Oct 1944 - 25 Feb 1945  Soviet occupation of Finnmark County.
 

Commander of Soviet Forces 
25 Oct 1944 - 25 Feb 1945  Vladimir Ivanovich Shcherbakov     (b. 1901 - d. 1981)


Early Norwegian Polities

These polities predate the unification of Kingdom of Norway (traditional date 872) and continue, either in dissidence or subordinate to either Norway or a "foreign" power (Denmark, Sweden). Each of their rulers is styled Konge (king), except for Haalogaland whose rulers 
were styled Jarl and from c.870 Ladejarl.

Adger 

c.800                      Under Vestfold

King
... - ...                  Harald "den grannraude"
... - 872                  Gudrød "Kjøtve" "den rike"
... - 995                  Harald Gudrødsson "Grænske" 
                             (also in Vestfold, Viken)


Alvheim

860                        Annexed by Vestfold.

Kings
... - ...                  Alvgeir
... - ...                  Gandalv Alvgeirsson
... - ...                  Alv Gandalvsson 
                           - jointly with -
... - ...                  Alfarin Gandalvsson
... - ...                  Alvgeir Alvsson
... - ...                  Gandalv Alvgeirsson
... - ...                  Hysing Gandalvsson
                           - jointly with following two -
... - ...                  Helving Gandalvsson 
... - 860                  Hake Gandalvsson


Hedemarken

.... - 8..                 Joined with Vestfold

Kings
... - ...                  Øystein "den onde"
... - 87.                  Sigtrygg Øysteinsson
... - 895                  Gudrød Haraldsson "Ljome"
895 - ...                  Ragnvald Haraldsson "Rettilbein"
... - ...                  Ring Haraldsson
... - ...                  Dag Haraldsson
... - 998                  Øyvind Finnsson "Skaldaspidle"
998 - 1016                 Rørik Dagsson
                           - jointly with -
998 - 1016                 Ring Dagsson


Hordaland

Kings
... - ...                  Josur
... - ...                  Hjor Josursson
... - ...                  Hjorleif Hjorsson
... - 700                  Halv Hjorleifsson
700 - 720                  Hjor Halvsson
720 - ...                  Flein Hjorsson
c.780                      Hjor Fleinsson
c.820                      Geirmund Hjorsson "Heljarskinn"
... - 872                  Eirik


Haalogaland

Styles: Jarl, from c.870 Ladejarl (with reference to an obscure location term). The Jarls before c.800 are largely legendary.

Jarls
... - ...                  Sæming Odinsson
... - ...                  Godhjalt Saemingsson
... - ...                  Sverdhjalt Godhjaltsson
... - ...                  Hoddbrodd Sverdhjaltsson
... - ...                  Himileig Hoddbroddsson
... - ...                  Vedrhall Himileigsson
... - ...                  Havard Vedrhallsson "Handramme"
... - ...                  Godgest Havardsson
... - ...                  Hemgest Godgestsson
... - ...                  Godlaug Hemgestsson
... - ...                  Gylaug Godlaugsson
... - ...                  Mundil Gylaugsson "Gamle"
... - ...                  Herse Mundilsson
... - ...                  Brand Hersesson
... - ...