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Sivert Bratberg

1780 – 1816

Father of the Constitution of Norway

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Lived 1780 – 1816 (aged 36). Sivert Bratberg was a Norwegian farmer, politician and teacher.

Sivert Paulsen Bratberg (11 June 1780 – 27 June 1816) was a Norwegian farmer and teacher. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Sivert Pålsson Bratberg was born on Bratberg øvre, a farm near the village of Beitstad which is near the town of Steinkjer in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. He was schooled by his parish priest. Bratberg became a schoolteacher in the village of Dalbygda in the prestegjeld of Leksvik. He later became a farmer on a farm in Velle near his native village. He married Marit Haagensdatter Holte (1777–1834) in 1804. The couple were the parents of two children. He died accidentally at his farm during the summer of 1816 after being kicked by a horse.

Sivert Bratberg represented Nordre Trondhjems amt (now Nord-Trøndelag) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, together with Hans Christian Ulrik Midelfart and Hieronymus Heyerdahl. Here he generally supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).

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Member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly
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Sivert Paulsen Bratberg

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Who was Sivert Bratberg?

father of the Constitution of Norway

When was Sivert Bratberg born?

Sivert Bratberg was born on 11 June 1780 in Beitstad.

When did Sivert Bratberg die?

Sivert Bratberg died on 27 June 1816.

What was Sivert Bratberg's occupation?

Sivert Bratberg was a farmer, politician and teacher.

What nationality was Sivert Bratberg?

Sivert Bratberg was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sivert Bratberg

· Wikidata: Q3373401

· DBpedia: Sivert Bratberg

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