Events in the year 1839 in Iceland.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch: Frederick VI (until 3 December);[1] Christian VIII of Denmark onwards
- Governor of Iceland: Carl Emil Bardenfleth
Events
edit- 3 December: Frederick VI, king of Denmark (and Iceland) dies and is succeeded by his half-first cousin Christian VIII.[2]
- Icelandic poet Bjarni Thorarensen publishes Íslands minni[3]
References
edit- ^ "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Christian 8. - Konge af Danmark 1839-1848 - lex.dk". Den Store Danske (in Danish). 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ 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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