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1772 In Denmark
Events from the year 1772 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Johann Friedrich Struensee (until 17 January), Ove Høegh-Guldberg Events * 18 January – Queen Caroline Matilda, Johann Friedrich Struensee and Enevold Brandt was arrested and their rule ousted in a palace coup. * 28 April – Struense and Brandt are executed by beheading at the Eastern Commons outside Copenhagen. Afterwards their bodies are drawn and quartered. * 30 April – The Norwegian Society is founded in Copenhagen as a national venue for Norwegian students. * 16 May – The Danish-Algerian War ends. * 14 October – Royal Danish Medical Society is founded. Undated * Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark is designated as regent of Denmark. * Mascerades, horse races and foreign line dancers are prohibited. * The military language for use in writing and commands is changed from German to Danish. Births * 17 June – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (died 1812 ... [...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] |
1812 In Norway
Events in the year 1812 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick VI . Events *6 July – In the Battle of Lyngør, the Danish-Norwegian frigate was sunk by the British ships and . Arts and literature *Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established. Births *6 January – Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895). *15 January – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885). *26 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (d.1896) *1 March – Iver Steen Thomle, jurist (d.1889) *28 November – Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (d.1887) *11 December – Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (d.1887) Full date unknown * Hans Jensen Blom, politician (d.1875) *Nils Elias Børresen, politician * Christian Hansen Vennemoe, politician * Torbjørg Utne, hotelier (died 1903). Deaths *26 October – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772 Events January–March * January 10 – Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor of India, makes a triumphant re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1770s In Denmark
Year 177 ( CLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 930 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 177 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 * Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar (age 15) and Marcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus become Roman Consuls. * Commodus is given the title ''Augustus'', and is made co-emperor, with the same status as his father, Marcus Aurelius. * A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome; the followers take refuge in the catacombs. * The churches in southern Gaul are destroyed after a crowd accuses the local Christians of practicing cannibalism. * Forty-seven Christians are martyred in Lyon (Saint Blandina and Pothinus, bishop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1772 In Denmark
Events from the year 1772 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Johann Friedrich Struensee (until 17 January), Ove Høegh-Guldberg Events * 18 January – Queen Caroline Matilda, Johann Friedrich Struensee and Enevold Brandt was arrested and their rule ousted in a palace coup. * 28 April – Struense and Brandt are executed by beheading at the Eastern Commons outside Copenhagen. Afterwards their bodies are drawn and quartered. * 30 April – The Norwegian Society is founded in Copenhagen as a national venue for Norwegian students. * 16 May – The Danish-Algerian War ends. * 14 October – Royal Danish Medical Society is founded. Undated * Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark is designated as regent of Denmark. * Mascerades, horse races and foreign line dancers are prohibited. * The military language for use in writing and commands is changed from German to Danish. Births * 17 June – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (died 1812 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Royal Affair
''A Royal Affair'' ( da, En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. Plot Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain is shown writing a letter to her children in which she professes to tell them the truth. In flashback, Caroline talks of England, as she was about to leave to marry Christian VII of Denmark. She is passionate about the arts and education, but when she arrives in Denmark she i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |