Events in the year 1809 in Iceland. Monarch: Frederick VI Governors of Iceland: Frederik Christopher Trampe Self Proclaimed Protector of Iceland: Jørgen...
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Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (category 1809 in Iceland)
revolution on Iceland, instituted by the Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen during the Age of Revolution. His intent was to establish a liberal society in the spirit...
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Count Frederich Trampe as governor of Iceland in the Revolution of 1809 and declares himself "Protector of Iceland". July 5 – Battle of Wagram begins. July...
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state of Iceland Jørgen Jørgensen, a.k.a. the "Dog-Days King", self-styled ruler of Iceland for a brief period in 1809 Statistics of Iceland. Retrieved...
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state of Iceland. Iceland was settled in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, principally by people of Norwegian and other Scandinavian origin. In 930,...
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recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day Norway...
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involving Iceland. Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy nor air force; it maintains a militarised coast guard which is in charge...
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beginning of World War II, Iceland was a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark, with King Christian X as head of state. Iceland officially remained...
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List of coups and coup attempts (section 1809)
1809 in Sweden: Several army officers deposed King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden while an army was marching on Stockholm. Revolution of 1809 in Iceland:...
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The Icelandic Commonwealth, also known as the Icelandic Free State, was the political unit existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing...
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