1801 in Iceland

← 1800 1799 1798 1801 in Iceland → 1802 1803 1804
Decades:	1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s
See also:	Other events in 1801 · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1801 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII
• Governor of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson

Events

• The Bishop of Iceland position is created, with Geir Vídalín being the first to hold the position.[1]
• 10 August: With the Althing being disbanded by royal decree in the year prior, a new High Court in Reykjavík took over the functions of Lögrétta. The three appointed judges convened in Hólavallarskóli.[2]
• A Census was held in Iceland, along with other parts of the Denmark-Norway.[3]

Geir Vídalín Jónsson (27 October 1761 – 20 September 1823), the first Bishop of Iceland.

References

1. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
2. "A LTHINGI" (PDF).
3. Gunnlaugsson, Gísli Ágúst (1988). Family and Household in Iceland 1801-1930: Studies in the Relationship Between Demographic and Socio-economic Development, Social Legislation and Family and Household Structures. Almqvist & Wiksell. ISBN 978-91-554-2278-3.