1721 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1721 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IV[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested, Ulrik Adolf Holstein
Events
- March
- 15 March – Wueen Louise dies in Copenhagen and is buried in Roskilde Cathedral.
- 28 March – Frederick IV issues a set of instructions to the church inspector, county governor, pastor and schoolmaster regarding the establishment of Frederick IV's Royal Schools (aka cavalry schools).[2]
- April
- 3 April – The funeral of Queen Louise takes place at Roskilde Cathedral.
- 4 April – Frederick IV marries Anne Sophie Reventlow a second time. This time, the wedding is formal and conducted with grand ceremony. It is still considered a scandal by Danish nobility and foreign diplomats alike.
- August
- 7 August – The wedding of Crown Prince Christian and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach takes place at Pretzsch Castle in Saxony.
Undated
- The French theater company of the royal court, La troupe du Roi de Danemark is dissolved.[3]
Births
- 1 January – Jens Michelsen Beck, surveyor, cartographer, landowner and planter (died 1791)
- 11 January – Anna Magdalena Godiche, publisher (died 1781)
- 6 April – Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, duke (died 1804)
Deaths
- 15 March – Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen consort of Denmark (born 1667 in Germany)
- 7 November – Jobst von Scholten, military officer and engineer (born 1647 in the Netherlands)
References
- ^ "Frederick IV: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Instruction". thorshoj.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Marker, Frederick J.; Marker, Lise-Lone (1996). A History of Scandinavian Theatre. ISBN 9780521392372.
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