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1794 In Denmark
Events from the year 1794 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff Events * January 3 – Aarhus Stiftstidende, a local newspaper based in Aarhus, is published for the first time. * February 26 – The first Christiansborg Palace is destroyed in a fire. * March 27 – Denmark-Norway and Sweden form a neutrality compact. * June 11 – Friderich Christian Hager receives a commission as governor of the Danish Gold Coast. * July– August – A large timber strike hits Copenhagen. Undated Births * 4 March – Olaf Nikolas Olsen, cartographer (died 1848 1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the polit ...) * 21 March – Poul Martin Møller, academic, writer, and poet (died 1838 in Denma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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1814 In Denmark
Events from the year 1814 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Frederik Moltke, Fredrik Julius Kaas, Joachim Godske Moltke Events * 14 January – The signing of the Treaty of Kiel ** The Gunboat War ends. ** Helgoland is ceded to the United Kingdom. ** Kingdom of Norway is ceded to the King of Sweden, ending the Danish-Norwegian Union. ** Anholt is returned to Denmark. ** Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland becomes a part of Denmark. Births * 7 May – Christian Julius Hansen, composer, organist, voice teacher and choirmaster (died 1875) * 9 May – Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (died 1895) * 24 November – Adolph Hannover, physician (died 1894) Deaths * 14 June – Frederick Christian II, Duke, prince and feudal magnate (born 1765) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1814 In Denmark 1810s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Abbestée
Hermann Abbestée (29 July 1728 – 29 December 1794) was Danish governor of Tranquebar from 1762 to 1775 and the first royal governor of Danish India from 1779 to 1788. He served as one of the seven directors of the Danish Asiatic Company from 1775 to 1778 and was also active as a trader. Early life and background Abbestée was born on 29 July 1728 in Copenhagen, the son of vintner Helvig Abbestée (1697–1742) and Maria Barbara Fabritius (1704–75). His father and motherwho were uncle and niecebelonged to the city's German Reformist congregation. His dather went bankrupt for the second time in 1738. His mother was the younger sister of Michael Fabritius and Just Fabritius. His mother was after the father's death second time married to director in the Danish Asiatic Company Peter van Hurk (c. 1697–1775). Career Abbestée was in 1752 employed by the Danish Asiatic Company as a trade assistant in Tranquebar. He arrived in 1753 on board the company's ship ''Sydermanland'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1758 In Germany
Events from the year 1758 in Germany. Incumbents * Electorate of Bavaria – Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria * King of Prussia – Frederick the Great * Electorate of Saxony – Augustus III of Poland * Electorate of Hanover – George II of Great Britain * Duchy of Württemberg – Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg * Grand Duke of Baden – Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Events * 15 March – 18 April – Siege of Schweidnitz * 5 April – Founding of Ludwigsburg porcelain * 4 May – 2 July – Siege of Olomouc * 12 June – Seven Years' War – Battle of Rheinberg * 23 June – Seven Years' War – Battle of Krefeld: Anglo-Hanoverian forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeat the French. * 30 June – Seven Years' War – Battle of Domstadtl: Austrian forces under Ernst Gideon von Laudon and Joseph von Siskovits rout an enormous convoy with supplies for the Prussian army, guarded by strong troops of Hans Joachim von Zieten. * 23 July – Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Sophia Frederica Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 August 1758 – 29 November 1794) was born a Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway. Life Born in Schwerin, she was the only daughter of Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second son of Christian Louis II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her only sibling was Frederick, who was about two years older. Life in Denmark On 21 October 1774 in Copenhagen, she married Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, the son of King Frederick V of Denmark and his second wife Juliane Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who was the regent in Denmark between 1772 and 1784. She was sixteen years old when she was married. Sophia Frederica, known as ''Sofie Frederikke af Mecklenburg-Schwerin'' in Denmark, was described as jolly, charming and intelligent. She had a hard time in the beginning adapting to her new, stiffer environme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1749 In Norway
Events in the year 1749 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederick V Events * 24 June - The first Masonic lodge is established in Norway ('' Lodge St. Olaus to the white Leopard'').K.L. Bugge, ''Det danske frimureries historie'', bind 1, 1910, s. 191-194. Arts and literature Births * 29 January - Christian Colbjørnsen, chief justice (died 1814) * 18 March - Maren Juel, landowner (died 1815) * 29 April - Johan Randulf Bull, judge (died 1829) * 21 August - Edvard Storm, poet (died 1794) * 8 December - Peder Anker, businessman and politician (died 1824 May 7: The almost completely deaf Beethoven premieres his Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) , Ninth Symphony Events January–March * January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society, ...) Deaths References See also {{Year in Europe, 1749 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvard Storm
Edvard Storm (21 August 1749 – 29 September 1794) was a Norwegian poet, songwriter and educator. His writings were frequently characterized by the Norwegian romantic nationalism common to the age. Background Storm was from Vågå in Oppland, Norway. He was the son of Johan Storm (1712–76), the parish priest at Vågå Church, and his second wife, Ingeborg Birgitta Røring (1718–1760). The early years of his life were spent in the Vågå Rectory (''Vågåkyrkja''). He began formal schooling in 1756 in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo). In 1765 he took the entry examination for Copenhagen University, but waited until later to enter. For a period he was a teacher in Lesja, but he returned for 1766–1769 in his childhood home. In July 1769, Storm left home to begin serious study in Copenhagen. It is commonly thought he pursued theology but he never took the official examination. Despite being from Norway, he did not join the Norske Selskab, a literary club formed in 1772 for Norwegia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1723 In Denmark
Events from the year 1723 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV * List of Prime Ministers of Denmark#List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730), Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein Events *8 March - The Povel Juel Plot: The Norwegian civil servant and author Povel Juel was executed in Copenhagen, for his plans to depose Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV as Monarchy of Norway, King of Norway. Births * 5 January – Andreas Bodenhoff, businessman (died 1794 in Denmark, 1794) * 31 March – Frederick V of Denmark, Frederick V, king (died 1766 in Denmark, 1766) Deaths * March 8 – Povel Juel, civil servant and writer (born 1673 in Norway, 1673) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1723 In Denmark 1723 in Denmark, 1720s in Denmark 1723 by country, Denmark Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
