Events from the year 1790 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch –

Christian VII Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was a monarch of the House of Oldenburg who was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. For his motto he chose: "''Gloria ex amore patriae''" ...

* Prime minister –

Andreas Peter Bernstorff Andreas Peter Bernstorff (28 August 173521 June 1797), also known as Andreas Peter Graf von Bernstorff, was a Danish diplomat and Foreign Minister. He was a guardian of civil and political liberty. Background and early career Bernstorff was born ...

Events

Prospect af det Danske Asiatiske Compagnie Skib Dronning Juliane Maria Da den Forliste

*14 September – Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Marie Sophie arrives at

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. * 2324 September The

Danish Asiatic Company Danish Asiatic Company ( Danish: Asiatisk Kompagni) was a Danish trading company established in 1730 to revive Danish trade on the Danish East Indies and China following the closure of the Danish East India Company. It was granted a 40-year mon ...

's Chinaman ''Juliane Maria'' wrecks in the Chinese Sea.

Births

* 12 May –

Carsten Hauch Johannes Carsten Hauch (12 May 1790 – 4 March 1872) was a Danish poet. Biography Hauch was born in Frederikshald in Norway. His father was the Danish bailiff in Smaalenene, Frederik Hauch. His mother, Karen Tank was sister of Norwegian shi ...

, poet (died

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

) * 14 October –

Georg Gerson Georg Gerson (also ''George''; 14 October 1790 – 16 February 1825) was a Denmark, Danish composer and banker. Most of his works are orchestral. Life Gerson was the son of the Königsberg banker Heyman Gerson (1765–1839), who bore the title ...

, composer and banker (died

1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...

)

Deaths

* 20 February –

Erik Pauelsen Erik Pauelsen (2 or 14 October 1749 – 20 February 1790) was a Denmark, Danish painter. He is most notable for his landscapes and was also a popular portraitist. However, he did not experience the same level of success as Jens Juel (painter), Jen ...

, painter (born

1749 Events January–March * January 3 ** Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. ** The first issue of ''Berlingske'', Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, ...

) * 25 February –

Daniel Ernst Bille Daniel Ernst Bille (7 April 171125 February 1790)Topsøe-Jensen, vol 1, pp. 115-116 was a naval officer and rear admiral in the service of the Danish crown. Personal Bille was born on 7 April 1711, the son of captain Just Billea member of the j ...

, naval officer (born

1711 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January – Cary's Rebellion: The Lords Proprietor appoint Edward ...

) * 7 March

Henrik Bolten Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikk ...

, businessman and landowner born 1734 in Germany

References

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