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1739 In Denmark
Events from the year 1739 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VI * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events * 28 November Hørsholm is incorporated as a market town. Undated * Johan Ludvig Holstein constructs Ledrebrog's new main building near Lejre. Births * Thomas de Malleville, colonial administrator (died 1798) Deaths *31 March – Magnus Berg, woodcarver, sculptor, painter (born 1666 This is the first year to be designated as an ''Annus mirabilis'', in John Dryden's 1667 poem so titled, celebrating England's failure to be beaten either by the Dutch or by fire. It is the only year to contain each Roman numeral once in de ...). References {{DEFAULTSORT:1739 In Denmark 1730s in Denmark Denmark Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Berg (billedskærer)
Magnus Berg (28 November 1666 – 31 March 1739) was a Norwegian-born wood carver, painter, sculptor and non-fiction writer who settled in Denmark. Early life and education Berg was born in Gudbrandsdal where his father worked for the Selsverket Kobberverk at Sel in Oppland county, Norway. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve who was viceroy to (''Statholder'') of Norway discovered his skill as a woodcarver. As a young man, Berg was brought to Copenhagen. In 1690–94, the king apprenticed him to the court painter Peder Andersen Normand at Frederiksborg Castle. As an artist paid by the king, he had to make a four-year study trip to Italy and Paris. In 1703 he was appointed art teacher for the Danish Royal family in Copenhagen. Berg was most noted for carving miniature reliefs in ivory. Most were acquired by the Danish royal family. Among his 42 works located at the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen is the vase ''Vannets element''. He is also represented at the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1730s In Denmark
Year 173 ( CLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus (or, less frequently, year 926 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 173 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Gnaeus Claudius Severus and Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus become Roman Consuls. * Given control of the Eastern Empire, Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection of shepherds known as the Boukoloi. Births * Maximinus Thrax ("the Thracian"), Roman emperor (d. 238) * Mi Heng, Chinese writer and musician (d. 198) Deaths * Donatus of Muenstereifel, Roman soldier and martyr (b. AD 140 Year 140 ( CXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1739 In Denmark
Events from the year 1739 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VI * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events * 28 November Hørsholm is incorporated as a market town. Undated * Johan Ludvig Holstein constructs Ledrebrog's new main building near Lejre. Births * Thomas de Malleville, colonial administrator (died 1798) Deaths *31 March – Magnus Berg, woodcarver, sculptor, painter (born 1666 This is the first year to be designated as an ''Annus mirabilis'', in John Dryden's 1667 poem so titled, celebrating England's failure to be beaten either by the Dutch or by fire. It is the only year to contain each Roman numeral once in de ...). References {{DEFAULTSORT:1739 In Denmark 1730s in Denmark Denmark Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1666 In Norway
Events in the year 1666 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederick III. Events *12 January - All the crown estates in Helgeland, Salten, Lofoten, Vesterålen, Andenes, Senja and Troms were given to Joachim Irgens von Westervick. *July - Prince Christian was hailed as heir to the throne of Norway in Christiania. *Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army. *The town of Kragerø was founded. Arts and literature Births *28 November – Magnus Berg, woodcarver, sculptor, painter (died 1739 Events January–March * January 1 – Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, in the South Atlantic Ocean. * January 3: A 7.6 earthquake shakes the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region ...). Deaths See also References {{Year in Europe, 1666 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Berg
Magnus Berg (28 November 1666 – 31 March 1739) was a Norwegian-born wood carver, painter, sculptor and non-fiction writer who settled in Denmark. Early life and education Berg was born in Gudbrandsdal where his father worked for the Selsverket Kobberverk at Sel in Oppland county, Norway. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve who was viceroy to (''Statholder'') of Norway discovered his skill as a woodcarver. As a young man, Berg was brought to Copenhagen. In 1690–94, the king apprenticed him to the court painter Peder Andersen Normand at Frederiksborg Castle. As an artist paid by the king, he had to make a four-year study trip to Italy and Paris. In 1703 he was appointed art teacher for the Danish Royal family in Copenhagen. Berg was most noted for carving miniature reliefs in ivory. Most were acquired by the Danish royal family. Among his 42 works located at the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen is the vase ''Vannets element''. He is also represented at the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 In Denmark
Events from the year 1798 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff Events * 20 June – The abolishment of the ''Stavnsbånd'', a serfdom-like institution originally introduced in 1733. The implementation was gradual. Undated Births * 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 * 7 September – Peter Frederik Suhm, historian (born 1728) * 20 December – Johan Zoëga, entomologist and botanist (born 1742) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1798 In Denmark 1790s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian VI Of Denmark
Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, but he was a skilled politician, best known for his authoritarian regime. He was the first king of the Oldenburg dynasty to refrain from entering in any war. During his reign both compulsory confirmation (1736) and a public, nationwide school system (1739) were introduced. His chosen motto was "''Deo et populo''" (for God and the people). Early years Christian was born on 30 November 1699 at Copenhagen Castle as the second but eldest surviving son of King Frederick IV of Denmark by his first consort, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. His grandfather King Christian V had died just three months, before he was born, and he was thus crown prince from birth. From 1706, Christian came to understand Danish but used German for everyday speaking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas De Malleville
Thomas de Malleville (1739 – 21 October 1798) was a Creole-Danish military officer and colonial administrator in the Danish West Indies. He was present at Johann Friedrich Struensee's arrest in January 1772. He served as Governor of St. Thomas and St. John from 1773 to 1795 and then as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1796 until his death in 1798. He was the first and only governor of the islands of Creole descent. Early life Malleville was born out of wedlock on St. Thomas to planter Jean de Malleville. His father was of Creole descent. His younger half-sister Elisabeth Sophie Charlotte de Malleville (17401768) married Hans Gustav Lillienskiold (17271786), owner of Lilliendal, Skuderupgaard and Høvdinghus. Career Malleville became a lieutenant in the Royal Danish Army in 1747. He joined the Holsteen Regiment on 29 April 1760, but on 24 September was transferred to the Falster Regiment with the rank of captain. In 1772, he was promoted to major. He was pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
