1685 in Denmark
Events from the year 1685 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian V[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt
Events
- 16 April – Fort Frederiksborg is sold to the English.
- 19 May – Leonora Christina Ulfeldt is released after twenty-two years in confinement in Blåtårn.[2]
- September – a woman named Mette is put on trial for witchcraft in Ebeltoft, beginning the Rugård witch trials.
- 3 October – The County of Reventlow is established by Conrad von Reventlow from the manors of Sandbjerg and Ballegård as well as the farm Bøgskov.
Undated
- The Brandenburg Colony is established on St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies.
- Encouraged by his queen, Christian V licensed the formation of a reformed congregation among German, Dutch and French immigrants.
Deaths
- 29 January – Ove Ramel, landowner (born 1637)
- 20 February – Queen Sophie Amalie, Queen of Denmark (born 1628)
- 10 June – Peder Lauridsen Scavenius, jurist, civil servant, rector and landowner (born 1723)
- 23 August – Ludvig Rosenkrantz, nobleman (born 1628)
Publications
- Peder Syv': Den Danske Sprog-Kunst ("The Danish Language-Art")
- Peder Hansen Resen: Petri Johannis Resenii Bibliotheca Regiæ Academiæ Hafniensi Donata Cui Præfixa Est Ejusdem Resenii Vita
References
- "Christian V: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Leon Jespersen, Merete Harding. "Jammers Minde". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Poul Badstuber" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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