Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: The university was founded in 1811 as The Royal Frederick University ( in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet and in Latin Universitas Regia Fredericiana ) and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin .
Simplified: The university began in 1811 as The Royal Frederick University ( in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet and in Latin Universitas Regia Fredericiana ) .