1684 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1684 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian V ^[1]
• Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt

Events

Medal commemorating the fortification of Christiansø, 1684.

• 7 May – Christian V issues an order that deposes Adolph Esmit and names Gabriel Milan as Governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies.
• 6 November – The Engineer Regiment is founded.

Undated

• Royal Artillery Corps is founded in Copenhagen.
• Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641–1717) is promoted to general in Norway.

Births

• 23 January – Christian Rantzau, Governor-general of Norway (died 1771)
• 26 July – Peder Benzon, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1735) ^[2]
• 30 November – Andreas Møller, portrait painter (died 1762)

Deaths

• 9 February – Otto Pogwisch, government official (born c. 1610)
• 18 April – Nikolaj Nissen, judge and landowner (born 1627) ^[3]
• 31 December – Hans Rostgaard, administrator (born 1625) ^[4]

References

1. "Christian V: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
2. Th. Topsøe-Jensen. "Lars Benzon" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. (von) Nissen and (von) Nissen-Benzon, Danmarks Adels Aarbog , 1927 II, 73; 1929, 312; 1944, 112; 1953, 44
4. "Hans Rostgaard". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 23 August 2017.