Noble Meetings
The old nobility had several arenas on which they gathered. Beside the Council of the Kingdom, which was abolished in 1536, the nobility met at (1) homages to new kings (Norwegian: kongehylling), (2) meetings of the nobility (adelsmøte), (3) meetings of the estates (stendermøte), and (4) days of the lords (herredag). The nobility’s function after 1536 was mainly administrative and ceremonial.
- List of Noble Meetings
- Meeting of the Nobility of 1582
- Meeting of the Nobility of 1646
- List of Meetings of the Estates
- Meeting of the Estates of 1639
- List of Homages
- Homage of 1548
- Homage of 1591
- Homage of 1610
- Homage of 1648
- Hereditary Homage of 1661
- List of Days of the Lords
- Days of the Lords of 1646
- Days of the Lords of 1652
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