Events from the year 1798 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
edit- 9 May – The County of Vrahesminde is established by Preben Bille-Brahe from the manors of af Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård.
- 20 June – The abolishment of the Stavnsbånd, a serfdom-like institution originally introduced in 1733. The implementation was gradual.
Undated
editBirths
edit- 4 June – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian (Denmark's first) and critic (died 1870)
- 19 July – Christian August, future Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1869)
- 11 October – Thomas Overskou, actor, playwright and historian (died 1873)
- 13 October – Herman Wilhelm Bissen, sculptor (died 1868)
- 18 December – Emil Normann, painter (died 1881)
Deaths
edit- 7 September – Peter Frederik Suhm, historian (born 1728)
- 21 October – Thomas de Malleville, colonial administrator (born 1739)
- 20 December – Johan Zoëga, entomologist and botanist (born 1742)
References
edit- ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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