1661 in Norway

Events in the year 1661 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick III.

Events

 * 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.
 * September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
 * The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.

Architecture

 * Construction of the Rosendal Manor started.

Births

 * 11 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737).

Deaths

 * 27 January – Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592).

Full date unknown

 * Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615).