Events in the year 1797 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- The historical local Lagtings and the office of Lawspeaker was abolished.
- 11 August - Overhoffretten, the highest court in Norway, was abolished, and replaced with four regional courts.
Arts and literature
Births
- 13 May - Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (d.1864)
- 21 May - Claus Winter Hjelm, judge (d.1871)
- 24 May - Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (b.1864)
- 23 September - Johannes Henrik Berg, politician (d.1886)
- 30 November - Otto Vincent Lange, politician and Minister (d.1870)
Full date unknown
- Erik Røring Møinichen, politician and Minister (d.1875)
- Christen Smed, blacksmith and mountaineer (d.1846)
- Christen Andersen Vallesværd, politician
- Ole Høiland, burglar and jail-breaker (d.1848)
Deaths
- 13 June - Christian Jensen Lofthuus, revolutionary peasant leader (b.1750)
Full date unknown
- Hans Strøm, zoologist (b.1726)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
