Events from the year

1797 Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Repu ...

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 ...

Incumbents

* Monarch –

Christian VII Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. He was affected by mental illness and was only nominally king for most of his reign. His roya ...

* Prime minister –

Andreas Peter Bernstorff Andreas Peter Bernstorff (28 August 173521 June 1797), also known as Andreas Peter Graf von Bernstorff, was a Danish diplomat and Foreign Minister. He was a guardian of civil and political liberty. Background and early career Bernstorff was bo ...

(until 21 June),

Christian Günther von Bernstorff Count Christian Günther von Bernstorff (; 3 April 1769 – 18 March 1835) was a Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat. Early life and career Bernstorff was born in Copenhagen on 3 April 1769 to Count Andreas Peter von Bernstorff. He was e ...

Events

Fregatten Najaden i kamp med seks tripolitanske skibe

* 1 March

Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn Kreditkassen may refer to: * Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn, a mortgage credit institution in Denmark * Christiania Bank Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, branded domestically as Kreditkassen or K-Bank and internationally as Christiania ...

is founded by royal resolution. * 16 May HDMS ''Najaden'' in battle with local ships off Tripoli. * 21 June – Prime Minister

dies, and is replaced by his son,

. * 5 July – Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow, is appointed to Minister of the State.

Culture

Art

* Jens Juel paints ''Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe''. File:Jens Juel - Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe - Google Art Project.jpg, Juel's Ruberg family portrait.

Births

* 22 May –

Eleonora Zrza Eleonora Christine Zrza (22 May 1797 – 1 November 1862), was a Danish opera soprano. She was known for her unusually high and resonant soprano voice and was regarded as one of the leading forces of the Danish opera during the first half of the ...

, opera soprano (died

1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...

) * 20 June –

Georg Frederik Ursin Georg Frederik Krüger Ursin (22 June 17974 December 1849) was a Danish mathematician and astronomer. Early life His father, Georg Jacob Krüger, was a first lieutenant in the Royal Danish Navy, however, in 1798, his was stripped of his functio ...

, mathematician and astronomer (died

1849 Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series (France), Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisc ...

) * 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark (died

1861 This year saw significant progress in the Unification of Italy, the outbreak of the American Civil War, and the emancipation reform abolishing serfdom in the Russian Empire. Events January * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico Ci ...

) * 20 August – Johan Frederik Møller, painter and photographer (died

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Bapaume – Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

) * 25 August –

Henrik Hertz Henrik Hertz (25 August 1797 – 25 February 1870) was a Danish poet. Biography He was born of Jewish parents in Copenhagen. In 1817 he was sent to the university. His father died in his infancy, and the family property was destroyed in the b ...

, poet during the

Danish Golden Age The Danish Golden Age () covers a period of exceptional creative production in Denmark, especially during the first half of the 19th century.Kulturnet DanmarkGuide to the Danish Golden Age Although Copenhagen had suffered from fires, Battle of Co ...

(died

1870 Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...

)

Deaths

* 5 April

Georg Mathias Fuchs Georg Mathias Fuchs (9 October 1719, in Regensburg – 5 April 1797, in Copenhagen) was a German-born Danish portrait and history painter. Biography His father was the custodian of the Trinitarian church in Regensburg. He spent six years appr ...

, painter (born 1719) * 28 May –

Marie Cathrine Preisler Marie Cathrine Preisler née Devegge (1761–1797), was a Danish stage actress. She was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1778-97, and a member of the '' Det Dramatiske Selskab'' in 1777-79. She is counted as among the elite of her profess ...

, stage actress (born

1761 Events January–March * January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat: In India, the armies of the Durrani Empire from Afghanistan, led by Ahmad Shah Durrani and his coalition decisively defeat the Maratha Confederacy, killing over 1 ...

) * 21 June –

, politician (born

1735 Events January–March * January 2 – Alexander Pope's poem '' Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot'' is published in London. * January 8 – George Frideric Handel's opera '' Ariodante'' is premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent ...

) * 20 August –

Mariane Bournonville Mariane Bournonville née ''Jensen'' (1768–1797), was a Danish ballerina. She was active at the Royal Danish Ballet in 1784-1796, and is counted as among the elite of her profession at the time, famed for her performance within comedie ballet. Sh ...

, ballet dancer (born

1768 Events January–March * January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London. * February 11 – Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Re ...

) * 19 December – Jørgen Wichfeld, landowner (born

1729 Events January–March * January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover ...

)

References

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