1716 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1716 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 8 March – The Battle of Høland.
- 8 July – Battle of Dynekilen, battle of the Great Northern War.
- 3 August – Martin Düssel and Christoffer Düssel are ennobled with letters patent under the name “von Falkenskiold”, founding the noble House of Falkenskiold.
Undated
[edit]- Peter the Great visits Copenhagen. He ascends the Round Tower on horseback while visiting Copenhagen. His wife, Catherine I, reportedly ascended behind him in a carriage.
- Johan Ludvig Holstein settles as a courtier and government official in Denmark.
Births
[edit]- 24 July – Bolle Willum Luxdorph, government official and landowner (died 1788)
Full date missing
[edit]- Peder Olsen Walløe, arctic explorer (died 1793)
- Johann Georg Ziesenis, painter (died 1776)
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick IV | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
