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Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
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Treaty of Kiel
1814 treaty between the UK, Sweden, and Denmark–Norway
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Frederick VI of Denmark
King of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14)
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Charles XIII
King of Sweden from 1809 to 1818
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Historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe
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