1766 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1766 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Frederick V (until 14 January),[1] Christian VII[2]
  • Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Events[]

8 November: First dance of King Christian VII and Caroline Mathilde at Christiansborg Palace
  • 14 January – Crown Prince Christian becomes King Christian VII of Denmark.[2]
  • 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[]

  • 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.

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • January 14 – Frederick V, Danish king (born 1723)[1]
  • * 7 May – Just Fabritius, businessman (norn 1703)
  • September 17 – Philip de Lange, architect (norn c. 1705)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Frederick V | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ Ole Jutesen,ed. Danish Sources for the History of Ghana. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005
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