1800 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1800 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
[edit]- 4 July – St. Nicolas Church, one of the four Medieval churches in Copenhagen, is closed.[2]
- 16 December – Denmark enters a pact of neutrality with Sweden and Russia, and on 18 December also with Prussia.[2]
Date unknown
[edit]- A semaphore line, also known as an optical telegraph, is established between Copenhagen and Schleswig, with 23 reply stations across Zealand, Funen and Als.[2]
- Kronprinsessegade is established in Copenhagen.[2]
- Conrad Malte-Brun is sent into exile for his pamphlets which contained outright criticism of the government, something which the new censorship laws forbade.[2]
Births
[edit]- 8 March – Johan Laurentz Jensen, painter (died 1856)
- 5 September – Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, architect (died 1856)
- 31 October – Peter Lassen, rancher in the United States, namesake of Lassen County, California (died 1859)
- 3 November – Rasmus Carl Stæger, judge, financial advisor to the government, entomologist (died 1875)
- 4 December – Emil Aarestrup, poet (died 1856)
Deaths
[edit]- 27 April – Christian Jensen Mørup, architect (born 1732)[3]
Undated
- Anna Klemens, witch trial victim (born 1718)
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian VII: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "1800" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Christian Mørup" (in Danish). Danish Heritage Agency. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
