border with Norway. By the Treaty of Kiel, the King of Denmark had to cede Norway to the King of Sweden, due to the alliance of Denmark-Norway with France during the later phases of the Napoleonic Wars. This treaty was however not accepted by the Norwegians. The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814 was fought in the summer of 1814. Subsequently, the Convention of Moss was signed resulting in the Union between Sweden and Norway. Hans Henrik von Essen served as the Governor-general of Norway until he was succeeded by Count Carl Carlsson Mörner during 1816. See also Norway in 1814 References Essen, Hans Henrik von in Nordisk familjebok . Hans Henrik von Essen in Personhistorisk tidskrift . Notes 1755 births Swedish duellists 1824 deaths People from Tidaholm Municipality Field marshals of Sweden Governors-General of Sweden Governors-general of Norway Swedish Pomerania Swedish counts 19th-century Swedish politicians Swedish people of German descent Gotland Swedish military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Marshals of the Realm 19th-century Swedish military personnel Swedish courtiers Essen family