1688 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1688 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1688 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian V ^[1]

Events

• 3 August – the Royal Pawn is created by royal ordinance.

Births

• 31 October – Jacob Benzon, nobleman and Governor-general of Norway (died 1775)

Gull date missing

• Ismael Mengs, painter (died 1874 in Dresden)

Deaths

• 1 June
  • Peder Hansen Resen, historian (born 1625)
  • Nicolai Esmit, Governor of the Danish West Indies
• 4 August – Sophie Amalie Lindenov, noblewoman and landowner (born 1649)

References

1. "Christian V: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.