1720 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1720 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IV[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
- 8 April – The County of Gyldensteen on Funen is established by Jean Henri Huguetan Gyldensteen from the manors of Gyldensteen, Sandagergård, Oregård, Hugget, Harritslevgård, Uggerslevgård and Jerstrup.
- 3 July – The Treaty of Frederiksborg is signed at Frederiksborg Castle, ending the Great Northern War.
Births
- 4 January – Henrik Fisker (died 1797)
- 1 August – Hans Diderik Brinck-Seidelin, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1778)
Undated
- Johannes Rach, painter (died 1783 in the Dutch East Indies)
- Else Hansen, royal mistress (died 1784)
Deaths
- 5 July – Berte Skeel, noblewoman (born 1644)
References
- ^ "Frederick IV | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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