1766 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1766 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Frederick V (until 14 January),[1] Christian VII[2]
- Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
Events[edit]
- 14 January – Crown Prince Christian becomes King Christian VII of Denmark.[2]
- 9 September – when Christian VII sells most of the royal holdings on the island of Falster (divided into 10 estates) by auction to make payments on Denmark's sovereign debt
- Kongens Stubbekøbingjorder (Carlsfelt) is sold to Jørgen Schiønning on behalf of Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel.
- Corselitze is sold to Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel-,
- Egensegård (later Valnæsgård is sold to Hans Bergeshagen,
- Gjedsergaard is sold to Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt-
- Hvededahl
- Orupgaard is sold to Christian Hincheldey.
- Skiørringgaard
- Slangerup
- Klodskov (Estate No. 7, later Vennerslund) is sold to Peter Thestrup for 59724 rigsdale.
- Vesterborg
- Skørringe os sold to Ole Jensen Stampe.
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- 20 October - Christian Tychsen is appointed as governor of the Danish Gold Coast as the first on a regular basis.[3]
- 4 November Wedding of Gustav III and Sophia Magdalena
- 8 November
- The wedding of King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain takes place at Christiansborg Palace accompanied by extensive celebrations throughout the city.
- The event is in the same time the inauguration of the Great Hall of the still not completed royal palace..
Undated[edit]
- Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke demands a pension from the Danish royal house with the claim that she was the illegitimate daughter of King Christian VI.
Culture[edit]
Theatre[edit]
- 14 November – Henrik Ibsen's The Pillars of Society premieres at Odense Theatre.
Deaths[edit]
- January 14 – Frederick V, Danish king (born 1723)[1]
- * 7 May – Just Fabritius, businessman (born 1703)
- September 17 – Philip de Lange, architect (born c. 1705)
- 6 October – Christian Steen, bookseller and publisher (died 1861)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Frederick V | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Ole Jutesen,ed. Danish Sources for the History of Ghana. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005
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