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1728 In Denmark
Events from the year 1728 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV * List of Prime Ministers of Denmark#List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730), Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein Events * 14 July – Vitus Bering begins his first exploration aboard the ship Gabriel and sailed northward from the Kamchatka Peninsula and through the strait that now bears his name. * 20 October – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 breaks out. * 23 October – The fire in Copenhagen finally dies out after destroying approximately 28% of the city and leaving 20% of its population homeless. Undated * The ''Lille Grønnegade Theatre'' in Copenhagen, the first public theater in Denmark, is closed. * A new town hall is built in Viborg, Denmark, Viborg next to Viborg Cathedral. The building now houses the Skovgaard Museum Births * 26 June – Frederik Christian von Haven, philologist, theologian and patron of the arts (died 1763 in Denmark, 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1788 In Denmark
Events from the year 1788 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff Events * 24 September – The Theater War begins, when Denmark-Norway launches an attack on Sweden at Bohuslän as a diversion to support Russia, an ally of Denmark-Norway, who had in turn been attacked by Sweden in Gustav III's Russian War. * 28 October Lorentz Petersen's wine company is founded in Copenhagen. Undated * Eriksholm Manor is completed to designs by Caspar Frederik Harsdorff. Births * 18 February - Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, princess of Denmark (died 1850) * 26 July Ole Bang, medical doctor (died 1877) * 27 August Frederik von Lowzow, civil servant and judge (died 1859) * 28 September - Gustav Friedrich Hetsch, architect (died 1864) * 29 December – Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, archaeologist and arts administrator (died 1865) * undated - Anna Salmberg, educator (died 1868) Deaths * 17 May � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1720s In Denmark
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *'' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *'' Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *'' Stalag 17'', an American war film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1728 In Denmark
Events from the year 1728 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV * List of Prime Ministers of Denmark#List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730), Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein Events * 14 July – Vitus Bering begins his first exploration aboard the ship Gabriel and sailed northward from the Kamchatka Peninsula and through the strait that now bears his name. * 20 October – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 breaks out. * 23 October – The fire in Copenhagen finally dies out after destroying approximately 28% of the city and leaving 20% of its population homeless. Undated * The ''Lille Grønnegade Theatre'' in Copenhagen, the first public theater in Denmark, is closed. * A new town hall is built in Viborg, Denmark, Viborg next to Viborg Cathedral. The building now houses the Skovgaard Museum Births * 26 June – Frederik Christian von Haven, philologist, theologian and patron of the arts (died 1763 in Denmark, 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 In Denmark
Events from the year 1655 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick III * Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff Events Undated * Paul Kurtz comes to Denmark from Germany where he later becomes Goldsmith to the Danish-Norwegian Court Culture Art * Abel Schrøder completes an elaborately carved Cartilage Baroque-style altarpiece for Vester Egesborg Church in Næstved. File:Vester Egesborg Kirke, Næstved 2009-10-13 alter.jpg, Abel Schrøder's altarpiece in Vester Egesborg Church. Births * 6 March – Frederik Krag, civil servant (died 1728) * 7 July Axel Juel, governor of Danish India (died 1720) * 10 September – Caspar Bartholin the Younger, anatomist (died 1738) * 1 December – Bendix Grodtschilling the Younger, painter (died 1707) Deaths * 9 February Caspar Fincke, court smith (born 1584) * 9 June Laurids Mortensen Scavenius, clergyman (born 1599) * 31 August Ole Worm, physician and antiquary (born 1588) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Krag
Frederik Krag (6 March 1655 – 24 September 1728) was a Danish nobleman (Baron) and senior civil servant who served kings Frederick IV and Frederick V. He was the Governor-General of Norway, from 1713 until 1722. He is not fondly remembered in Norway due to his attempts to subordinate the farmers there in a similar level of service to that which was common in Denmark of the period. Early life He was born in Flensburg, Schleswig, Denmark (now Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). His father, Erik Krag (1620–72), served as Supreme Secretary of the Danish chancery and his mother, Vibeke Pallesdatter Rosenkrantz (died in 1708) was of the Danish-noble Rosenkrantz line dating back to Knight Neils Rosenkrantz in 1341. Civil service Frederik Krag began his government service by serving from 1675 through 1678 with the Danish delegation in Paris and later in Nijmegen for the negotiations among the European powers that aimed to put an end to the constant warfare that had ravaged the contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1719 In Denmark
Events from the year 1719 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IV * Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested Events Undated * The first lottery in Denmark is held. The prizes are royal land lots. Births * 23 October – Peter Fenger (died 1774) Deaths * 17 January – Sophie Amalie Moth, royal mistress (born 1654) * 22 September – Hans Schack, 2nd Count of Schackenborg (born 1676) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1719 In Denmark 1710s in Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ... Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Hansen (businessman)
Christian Hansen (7 November 1728 4 May 1810) was a Danish businessman who served as president of Grosserer-Societetet (17751790) and the Council of 32 Men (17951810). In 17711784, he also served as one of the directors of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring (Copenhagen Fire Insurance Company). He owned the property Amagertorv 6 in Copenhagen. Early life Hansen was born on 8 November 1728 in Schleswig. Nothing is known about his early years. Career On 10 October 1764, Hansen was granted citizenship as a wholesaler (''grosserer'') in Copenhagen. In the same year, he became a member of Grosserer-Societetet. As of 16 June 1809, the number of wholesale merchants in Copenhagen had increased to 173 (cf. list below). He traded as Hansen, Vett & Compagnie. On 10 May 1771, he replaced Hans Christian Bech as one of the directors of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring. On 5 February 1784, he was himself replaced by Jørgen Thomsen Bech. He was a co-owner and one of the directors of Kattinge Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 In Denmark
Events from the year 1798 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff Events * 9 May The County of Vrahesminde is established by Preben Bille-Brahe from the manors of af Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård. * 20 June – The abolishment of the '' Stavnsbånd'', a serfdom-like institution originally introduced in 1733. The implementation was gradual. Undated Births * 4 June – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian (Denmark's first) and critic (died 1870) * 19 July – Christian August, future Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1869) * 11 October – Thomas Overskou, actor, playwright and historian (died 1873) * 13 October – Herman Wilhelm Bissen, sculptor (died 1868) * 18 December – Emil Normann, painter (died 1881) Deaths * 7 September – Peter Frederik Suhm, historian (born 1728) * 21 October Thomas de Malleville, colonial administrator (born 1739) * 20 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Frederik Suhm
Peter Frederik Suhm (18 October 1728 – 7 September 1798), was a Danish historian. Biography Suhm studied at the University of Copenhagen from 1746 to 1751, and one of his teachers was Ludvig Holberg. In 1749 he translated a comedy of Plautus and a French theatrical piece. In 1751 he traveled to Trondheim together with the Danish historian Gerhard Schøning, with whom he continued to collaborate over the following years. Together they produced (Improvements to the old Danish-Norwegian History) in 1757. In Trondheim he married Karen Angell (1732–1788) 19 April 1752.H. F. Rørdam: Artikel „Suhm, Peter Frederik“. InDansk biografisk LexikonBand 16. Kopenhagen 1902. p. 561. She was the daughter and only inheritor of a wealthy Norwegian merchant Lorents Angell who had died the previous year. Karen Angells mother accepted the connection on the condition that they stayed in Trondheim for the remainder of her life. Suhm accepted, and stayed on in Trondheim, with a short interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1794 In Denmark
Events from the year 1794 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff Events * January 3 – Aarhus Stiftstidende, a local newspaper based in Aarhus, is published for the first time. * February 26 – The first Christiansborg Palace is destroyed in a fire. * March 27 – Denmark-Norway and Sweden form a neutrality compact. * June 11 – Friderich Christian Hager receives a commission as governor of the Danish Gold Coast. * July– August – A large strike among carpenters and later some 2,000 other craftsmen hits Copenhagen, resulting in the arrest of more than 200 carpenters. It is met with a general strike involving more than 2,000 craftsmen. Undated Births * 4 March – Olaf Nikolas Olsen, cartographer (died 1848) * 21 March – Poul Martin Møller, academic, writer, and poet (died 1838) * 26 July – Johan Georg Forchhammer, mineralogist and geologist (died 1865) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish India
Danish India () was the name given to the forts and Factory (trading post), factories of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in the Indian subcontinent, forming part of the Danish overseas colonies. Denmark–Norway held colonial possessions in India for more than 200 years, including the town of Tharangambadi in present-day Tamil Nadu state, Serampore in present-day West Bengal, and the Nicobar Islands, currently part of India's union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Danish and Norwegian presence in India was of little significance to the major European powers as they presented neither a military nor a mercantile threat. Dano-Norwegian ventures in India, as elsewhere, were typically undercapitalized and never able to dominate or monopolize trade routes in the same way that British, French, and Portuguese ventures could. Despite these disadvantages, the Danish-Norway concerns managed to cling to their colonial holdings and, at times, to carve out a valuable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
