Christian Magnus Falsen (1782–1830) was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian; son of Enevold de Falsen (1755–1808), a dramatist and author of a famous war song "Til vaaben." Christian Magnus Falsen was born at
Oslo, near
Christiana. In
1808 he became circuit judge at
Follo, and after
Denmark ceded
Norway to
Sweden in
1814 he played an important part in politics. He upheld
King Christian Frederick and, after the separation of Norway from Denmark, assisted in drafting a constitution for Norway, which was modeled upon that adopted by
France in
1791 and which was approved on
17 May 1814 by the
Eidsvold. In
1822 he was appointed Attorney General of the Kingdom, a post which he held for three years. In
1825 he became bailiff for
Bergen, and in
1827 president of the Supreme Court. His principal work is Norges Historie (1823–24), a history of Norway to 1319 AD.
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