Governor-general of Norway
Norwegian head of state in absence of the monarch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The governor-general of Norway (Danish: Rigsstatholder or Swedish: Riksståthållare, both meaning 'lieutenant of the realm' (see stadtholder)), was the appointed head of the Norwegian Government in the absence of the monarch, during the union with Denmark and Sweden.
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Governor-general of Norway | |
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Danish: Rigsstatholder Swedish: Riksståthållare | |
Appointer | The King |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1556 |
First holder | Christen Munk |
Final holder | Severin Løvenskiold |
Abolished | 1873 |
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