Treaty of Kiel

The Treaty of Kiel was signed after the defeat of Napoleon's allies, in which Denmark-Norway, which had stayed loyal to France, was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden, who had joined the coalition against Napoleon. Denmark kept the overseas territories of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, and received Swedish Pomerania in compensation, which it later exchanged for other lands. Britain, a party to the treaty, also gained Heligoland. The Norwegians refused to accept the transfer, declared independence, and adopted a constitution at Eidsvoll in May 1814. After a short war with Sweden, Norway agreed to a union under the Swedish king, with its own constitution, a union that lasted until 1905.

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