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unusual facts about Sweden and Norway



James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn

In early 1901 he was appointed by King Edward to lead a special diplomatic mission to announce the King's accession to the governments of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Russia, Germany, and Saxony.

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn

In early 1901 he accompanied his father on a special diplomatic mission to announce the accession of King Edward to the governments of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Russia, Germany, and Saxony.


see also

Désirée of Sweden

Désirée Clary or Desideria (1777–1860), Queen consort of Sweden and Norway 1818

Dm3

SJ Dm3 locomotives pulling iron ore trains in Sweden and Norway

Duchess of Scania

Princess Louise, Duchess of Scania (1850–1859) as consort of Prince Carl, then Queen of Sweden and Norway

Duke of Scania

Prince Carl, Duke of Scania 1826-1859, then King Carl XV of Sweden and Norway

Halle Steensland House

The house was built for Norwegian immigrant Halle Steensland, who later served as a U.S. Vice Consul in Sweden and Norway.

Putting-out system

He contracted up to 200 domestic workers, who came to his house to get the raw material and returned after a couple of weeks with textiles, that local pedlars from the city of Borås then bought and went out to sell among other things around Sweden and Norway.

Sea Trek 2001

Eight sailing ships were rented (Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Christian Radich, Sorlandet, Europa, Swan fan Makkum, Antigua, Mir, Dar Mlodziez) from many countries and sailed from Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to England.

United States Ambassador to Norway

On November 14, 1905, the US State Department instructed Ambassador Charles H. Graves to handle affairs for Sweden and Norway separately and the Ambassador was thus commissioned to Norway equally with Sweden, though he remained in Stockholm.