1700 in Denmark

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Years in Denmark: 1697 1698  1700 1701 1702 1703
Centuries: 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
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Years: 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703

Events from the year 1700 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Frederick IV[1]
  • Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow

Events[]

  • February 18 – Instigated by Ole Rømer, Denmark adopts the Gregorian calendar, although not its lunar portion, in place of the Julian calendar.[2]
  • February – The Great Northern War breaks out and will last until 1721. Russia has joined a Danish-Polish coalition the previous year against Sweden which forms an alliance with Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.[3]
  • August 4 – The Swedish King Charles XII lands with an army at Humlebæk north of Copenhagen.[3]
  • August 18 – The Peace of Travendal is concluded when Denmark signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.[3]
The coronation of King Frederick IV and Queen Louise

Undated[]

  • The coronation of Frederick IV and Queen Louise
  • Benoît Le Coffre becomes Painter to the Danish Court.
  • The first takes place from 1700 to 17001 but only statistical information about adult men is included. Only about half of it still exists.

Births[]

  • 3 May - Frederik Adeler, government official and landowner (d. 1766)

Deaths[]

  • May 23 – Jens Juel, diplomat, statesman (b, 1631)

Full date unknown[]

  • Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest, architect (b. 1639)

References[]

  1. ^ "Frederick IV | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ Nørby, Toke. The Perpetual Calendar
  3. ^ a b c "Frederik 4" (in Danish). bredalsparken.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
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