1654 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1654 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1654 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick III ^[1]
• Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff

Events

• 12 August – Total solar eclipse across large parts of Jutland, Funen and Zealand. ^[2]
• 1 October – Formal diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom begins: The United Kingdom opens an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in London.

Undated

• John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen presents Frederick III with a collection of works by Albert Eckhout from Brazil, comprising eight full-length portraits of local people of varying ethnicity, 12 still lifes of local produce and vegetation and three portraits. ^[3]

Births

• 28 March – Sophie Amalie Moth, royal mistress (died 1719)
• 5 June – Hans Munch, theologian and priest, bishop of Christianssand and of Christiania (died 1712). ^[4]

References

1. "Frederick III: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
2. Espenak, Fred. "NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 1654 August 12". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
3. "Eckhout-malerierne fra Brasilien i 1640'erne" (in Danish). Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. Thrap, Daniel (1887–1905). "Munch, Hans". In Bricka, C.F. (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XI. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 3 March 2021.