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Christian Magnus Falsen

Norwegian politician
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September 14, 1782, Christiania [now Oslo], Norway
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January 13, 1830, Christiania (aged 47)
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Christian Magnus Falsen (born September 14, 1782, Christiania [now Oslo], Norway—died January 13, 1830, Christiania) was a nationalist political leader, generally regarded as the author of the Norwegian constitution. Falsen was among those who assembled at the Norwegian village of Eidsvold (now Eidsvoll) on April 10, 1814, to attempt to undo the results of the Treaty of Kiel (January 14, 1814), by which Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden. They met to frame a declaration of independence and a constitution and to determine what action to take against Sweden. Falsen led a majority Independent Party that wanted complete independence and was ...(100 of 247 words)

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