Events from the year 1726 in

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 ...

Incumbents

* Monarch – Frederick IV * Grand Chancellor –

Ulrik Adolf Holstein Ulrik Adolf Holstein, Greve til Holsteinborg (14 April 1664 – 21 August 1737) was a Danish nobleman and statesman. Life He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. His father, Adam Christopher von Holstein (1631-1690) owned Netzeband and Buchhol ...

Events

* 25 June A fire breaks out in Viborg destroying more than 150 buildings.

Births

* 24 March –

Johanna Marie Fosie Johanna Marie Fosie (24 March 1726 – 23 August 1764) was a Danish painter, the first professional native female artist in Denmark. Biography Fosie was the daughter of Anna Dorothea Ilsøe and the painter Jacob Fosie, who was a teach ...

, first professional female Danish painter (died

1764 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday and is the fifth year of the 1760s decade, the 64th year of the 18th century, and the 764th year of the 2nd millennium. Events January–June * January 7 – The Siculicidium is ...

) * 24 August –

Peter Cramer Peter Cramer (24 August 1726 in Copenhagen – 17 July 1782 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter who specialized in theatrical scenery and decorative work. Biography He was apparently self-taught. In the 1740s, he did some drawings for early vers ...

, painter (died

1782 Events January–March * January 7 – The first American commercial bank (Bank of North America) opens. * January 15 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establish ...

) * 19 October – Princess Louise of Denmark, duchess of

Saxe-Hildburghausen Saxe-Hildburghausen () was an Ernestine duchy in the southern side of the present State of Thuringia in Germany. It existed from 1680 to 1826 but its name and borders are currently used by the District of Hildburghausen. History After the Duk ...

(died 1756 in Germany) * 5 December –

Honoratus Bonnevie Honoratus Bonnevie (5 December 1726 – 8 November 1811) was a Norwegian physician. He was born in Odense, Denmark as the son of Honoré Bonnevie and his wife Boel Corneliusdatter. His mother hailed from Svelvik, Norway whereas his father hailed f ...

, physician (died

1811 Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Brid ...

)

Deaths

References

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Years of the 18th century in Denmark