Events in the year 1844 in Iceland. Monarch: Christian VIII of Denmark Governor of Iceland: Torkil Abraham Hoppe The Althing, Iceland's supreme national...

in 1799, was restored in 1844, and Iceland gained sovereignty after World War I, becoming the Kingdom of Iceland on 1 December 1918. However, Iceland...

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland in 1844. They were the first elections in the country's history. The Althing was composed of 26 members, twenty...

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(pronounced [ˈalˌθiɲcɪ]; Icelandic for 'general meeting'), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the...

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(1944–present) State flag of Iceland Flag of the president of Iceland Flag of the Icelandic Directorate of Customs Flag of Norway (1821–1844 and 1899–present) Naval...

colony. The last pair, found incubating an egg, were killed there in June 1844, when Icelandic sailors Jón Brandsson and Sigurður Ísleifsson strangled the adults...

Mist Hardship (Icelandic: Móðuharðindin). In 1798–99, the Alþingi was discontinued for several decades, eventually being restored in 1844. It was moved...

West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Some Icelandic historians view...