1588 in Norway

Events in the year 1588 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick II (until 4 April); then Christian IV.

Events

 * 4 April - Christian IV of Denmark-Norway becomes king after the death of his father, Frederick II
 * August - Axel Gyldenstierne was appointed Governor-General of Norway.
 * 21 September – Santiago, a Spanish Armada supply ship, got wrecked near Mosterhamn in Hardanger Fjord.

Deaths

 * 4 April - Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (born 1534)

Full date unknown

 * Axel Gyntersberg, nobleman and overlord (born c. 1525).