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1761 In Denmark
Events from the year 1761 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick V * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events * 4 January – The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen. * 13 January – The Fire Insurance for All Danish Market Towns is instituted by law. Undated * Georg Christian Oeder begins the publication of ''Flora Danica'' * Johan Jacob Bruun begins the publication of his '' Novus Atlas Daniæ'' Births * Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (died 1797) Full date missing * Edmund Bourke, diplomat (died 1821) Deaths * February 17 — Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (born 1703) * July 16 - Jacob Fortling, sculptor, architect and industrialist (born 1711) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1761 In Denmark 1760s in Denmark 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 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Marie Cathrine Preisler
Marie Cathrine Preisler née Devegge (1761–1797), was a Danish stage actress. She was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1778-97, and a member of the ''Det Dramatiske Selskab'' in 1777-79. She is counted as among the elite of her profession, enjoyed great popularity and was famed for her heroine ''Soubrette A soubrette is a type of operatic soprano voice ''fach'', often cast as a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy". Theatre In theatre, a soubrette is a ...'' roles. She married Joachim Daniel Preisler in 1779. This attracted great attention at the time because he was a member of the upper class and moreover joined her profession after their marriage, highly unusual in an age when the stage professions were of low social status. Her spouse became an appreciated actor in lover roles, but the couple made a scandal with their spendthrift: in 1792, her husband fled the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1760s In Denmark
Year 176 ( CLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Proculus and Aper (or, less frequently, year 929 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 176 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 * November 27 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of ''Imperator'', and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. * December 23 – Marcus Aurelius and Commodus enter Rome after a campaign north of the Alps, and receive a triumph for their victories over the Germanic tribes. * The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is made. It is now kept at Museo Capitolini in Rome (approximate date). Births * Fa Zheng, Chinese nobleman and adviser (d. 220) * Liu Bian, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 In Denmark
Events from the year 1761 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick V * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events * 4 January – The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen. * 13 January – The Fire Insurance for All Danish Market Towns is instituted by law. Undated * Georg Christian Oeder begins the publication of ''Flora Danica'' * Johan Jacob Bruun begins the publication of his '' Novus Atlas Daniæ'' Births * Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (died 1797) Full date missing * Edmund Bourke, diplomat (died 1821) Deaths * February 17 — Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (born 1703) * July 16 - Jacob Fortling, sculptor, architect and industrialist (born 1711) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1761 In Denmark 1760s in Denmark 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 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Fortling
Jacob Fortling (23 December 1711 – 16 July 1761) was a German-Danish sculptor, architect and industrialist, described as one of the most industrious people in the Denmark of his day. He came to Denmark at age 18 and embarked on a successful career, first as a sculptor and later also as an architect. He was also engaged in the production of building materials, owning several quarries in Norway. Just outside Copenhagen, on Amager's east coast, he founded Kastrup Værk, a large industrial facility combining a lime plant, a brickyard and a pottery. Kastrupgård, his former home, has been turned into an art museum. Biography Early life and career as a sculptor Fortling was born on 23 December 1711 in Bayreuthin present day Germany. He trained as a mason and stone carver and came to Denmark to work on the many large Royal building projects under King Christian VI, collaborating with sculptors such as Jacques Saly and Simon Carl Stanley. He executed the Queen's Staircase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1703 In Denmark
Events from the year 1703 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch — Frederick IV * Grand Chancellor — Conrad von Reventlow Events Undated Births * 1 September – Just Fabritius, businessman (died 1766) * 29 September — Baltzer Fleischer, civil servant (died 1767) * October 13 — Otto Thott, Count, minister of state and bibliophile (died 1785) * 12 December — Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (died 1761) * 24 December – Christen Lindencrone, merchant and landowner (died 1772) Deaths * 15 July — Christian Gyldenløve, Christian V's son (born 1674) * 14 October — Thomas Kingo, bishop, poet and hymn-writer (born 1634 Events January–March * January 12– After suspecting that he will be dismissed, Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Holy Roman Empire's Army, demands that his colonels sign a declaration of personal loyalty. ...) References {{Year in Europe, 1703 1700s in Denmark Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Carl Stanley
Simon Carl Stanley known in England as Charles Stanley (12 December 1703 – 17 February 1761) was a Danish sculptor of English parentage. Life He was born in Copenhagen on 12 December 1703 to English parents. As a boy he liked drawing and wood-carving, and around 1715 was apprenticed to J. C. Sturmberg. In his apprenticeship he created, amongst other things, two angels for Privy Krabbe's tomb at Roskilde Cathedral, and also helped with the stucco decorations at Fredensborg Palace. To learn more, he went abroad visiting several cities in Germany and then travelled to Amsterdam, where he sought training with Van Luchtern. In 1727 he travelled to England and while in London worked for sculptors Laurent Delvaux from Ghent and Peter Scheemakers from Antwerp, the latter of which had also heard of Sturmberg's pupils. Later Stanley's self-employment and paling among other decoration of Lord Wilmington castle in Sussex, as he also did some major monuments. In 20 years, Stanley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821 In France
Events from the year 1821 in France. Incumbents * Monarch – Louis XVIII * Prime Minister – Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (until 14 December), then Joseph de Villèle Events *5 May - Napoléon dies in exile at Saint Helena. The cause of his death is still disputed. Births *11 February - Auguste Mariette, scholar and archaeologist (died 1881) *9 April - Charles Baudelaire, poet, critic and translator (died 1867) *6 June - Jean-André Cuoq, philologist (died 1898) *1 July - Anatole Jean-Baptiste Antoine de Barthélemy, archaeologist and numismatist (died 1904) *18 July - Pauline García-Viardot, mezzo-soprano and composer (died 1910) *29 August - Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, anthropologist (died 1898) *17 September - Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard, general (died 1897) *22 November - Charles Brun, naval engineer (died 1897) *12 December - Gustave Flaubert, novelist (died 1880) *December - Joseph Déjacque, anarcho-communist p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Bourke (1761–1821)
Count Edmund Bourke, also ''Edmond'' or ''Edmound Burke'' (November 2, 1761 in St. Croix - August 12, 1821 in Vichy, France) was a Danish diplomat who negotiated and signed the Treaty of Kiel. Early life and family Edmund Bourke was born in Danish-ruled St. Croix, where his father, Theobald Bourke, was a plantation owner and later judge. Theobald Bourke originally came from Ireland but obtained Danish citizenship in 1779.Edmund Bourke "Dansk biografik leksikon" Career Edmund Bourke inherited a considerable fortune from his father and pursued a career as a Danish diplomat. In 1789 he became to Poland and from 1790-1792 was envoy to Poland, where he won the goodwill of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novus Atlas Daniæ
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Frederick V Of Denmark
Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. He was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Although the personal influence of Frederick was limited, his reign was marked by the progress of commerce and trade, and art and science prospered under his reign. Unlike his parents who were deeply devoted to Pietism, Frederick grew into a hedonist. As regent, he took part in the conduct of government by attending council meetings, but he was afflicted by alcoholism and most of his rule was dominated by able ministers who were influenced by the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. His ministers marked his reign by the progress of commerce and the emerging industry. They also avoided involving Denmark-Norway in the European wars of his time. Although Frederick V wasn't personally interested in cultural affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Jacob Bruun
Johan Jacob Bruun (30 November 1715 – 4 January 1789) was a Danish painter. Often working in gouaches, he is most known for his topographic prospects which herald the development of a Danish landscape painting. Biography He was born in Slagelse in 1715. He started in an apprenticeship under the painter Johan Herman Coning and taught miniature painting. Between 1737 and 1769 he executed more than 1,000 gouaches, watercolours and touch drawings depicting towns, castles and other motives. He assisted with Lauritz de Thurah's ''Hafnia Hodierna'' (1746) and '' Den Danske Vitruvius'' (1746–49). When his contributions were not included in Frederick V's Atlas, he received permission and economic support to publish them in ''Novus Atlas Daniæ'' of which only one volume appeared. A number of Bruun's works have been preserved, including at Rosenborg Castle, Frederiksborg Castle, Øregaard Museum and Museum of Copenhagen. Among his known works are portraits of King Christian V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
