1799 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1799 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governor of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson
Events
[edit]- The Alþingi is held for the first time in Reykjavík. The assembly was held in Hólavallarskóli.[1]
- King Christian VII appointed a committee to make recommendations for improvements in the affairs of Hólar School.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "A LTHINGI" (PDF).
- ^ Enlightenment (Neo-Classicism), 1750–1830. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1-4214-3547-3.
- ^ Ringler, Dick (2002). Bard of Iceland: Jónas Hallgrímsson, Poet and Scientist. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-17720-1.
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