Iceland

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  • Iceland was united with Norway from 1262 to 1397, formed part of the Kalmar Union (as a dependency of Norway) from 1397 to 1523.
  • Was controlled by Denmark from 1523 to 1918.
  • Danish-Icelandic Act of Union from 1918 established Iceland as a sovereign and independent state in a personal union with Denmark.
  • A plebiscite vote in 1944, led to the termination of the personal union and the establishment of a republic.

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Iceland

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Iceland

Equivalent terms

Iceland

  • UF République d'Islande
  • UF Republic of Iceland
  • UF d'Islande, République
  • UF Iceland, Republic of

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Iceland

1 Archival description results for Iceland

Portrait of Rosmundur Arnason

  • R-A18373
  • Item
  • 1913

Head and shoulders portrait of Rosmundur Arnason, age 20, taken at Akureyri, Iceland.