1766 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1766 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick V (until 14 January), Christian VII
- Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
Events
- 14 January – Crown Prince Christian becomes King Christian VII of Denmark.
- Wedding of Gustav III and Sophia Magdalena
- 20 October - Christian Tychsen is appointed as governor of the Danish Gold Coast as the first on a regular basis.[1]
- 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
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Deaths
- January 14 – Frederick V, Danish king (born 1723)
- * 7 May – Just Fabritius, businessman (norn 1703)
- September 17 – Philip de Lange, architect (norn c. 1705)
References
- ^ Ole Jutesen,ed. Danish Sources for the History of Ghana. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005
See also
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