1771 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1771 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Johann Friedrich Struensee
Events
[edit]- January - Mathildeordenen is created.
- 15 June – Hof- og Stadsretten is established by royal charter in an attempt to rationalize the chaotic Danish court system.
Undated
[edit]- The Royal Theatre Ballet School in Copenhagen is founded.[2]
- The company later known as H. H. Thiele is founded by Johan Rudolph Thiele.
Births
[edit]- 20 February – Jørgen Conradt, coppersmith (died 1851)
- 10 February – Lars Bache, ferryman and privateer (died 1809)
- 26 February – Cornelius Høyer, painter (died 1804)
- 24 May – Prince Frederik of Hesse, nobleman, general and governor (died 1845)
- 7 July – Princess Louise Auguste, princess of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (died 1843)
Deaths
[edit]- 16 April – Christian Rantzau, Governor-general of Norway (born 1684)
- 28 May – Gerhard Morell. art dealer and keeper of Kunstkammeret (born c. 1710)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Carsten Wulff; Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet (1996). Denmark. Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ISBN 978-87-87646-70-3.
- ^ "Gerhard Morell". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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