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1660 in Denmark

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1660
in
Denmark

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See also:Other events of 1660
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.

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Events

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Danish and Swedish peace negotiators, 1660.
Paying Homage to the Hereditary King in Front of Copenhagen Castle, 18 October 1660
Wolfgang Heimbach, (1666)
  • 27 May – The Treaty of Copenhagen is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
  • 31 May – The Swedish troops depart from their camps outside Copenhagen.[2]
  • 11 July – The city gates of Copenhagen re-opens and trade returns to normal.[2]
  • 10 September – The estates gather at Copenhagen Castle to solve the financial problems faced after the wars and Frederick plays the different estates against each other.[3]
  • 10 October – The 1660 Danish state of emergency is declared by the king with the purpose of putting pressure on the nobility, a move which proves successful.[3]
  • 13 October – Bishop Hans Svane publicly offers the Heraldry Kingdom to the annulment of the Håndfæstning, and the institution of absolute monarchy is instituted by decree.
  • 14 October – A Constituent Commission set up by the king meets for the first time to embark on the task of drawing up a new constitution but unable to agree it simply decides to cancel the existing Håndfæstning and leave it to the king to write the new constitution.[3]
  • 17 October – Extensive celebrations pay homage to the new Heraldry King.[2]
  • 4 November – The Chancellery and the "Geheime-statsrådet" are established.[3]

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Frederick III | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "1660". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "Enevældens indførelse 1660-1661" (in Danish). danmarkshistorie.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2011.