1720 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1720 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV ^[1]
• Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested

Events

• 8 April – The County of Gyldensteen on Funen is established by Jean Henri Huguetan Gyldensteen from the manors of Gyldensteen, Sandagergård, Oregård, Hugget, Harritslevgård, Uggerslevgård and Jerstrup.
• 3 July – The Treaty of Frederiksborg is signed at Frederiksborg Castle, ending the Great Northern War.

Births

• 4 January – Henrik Fisker (died 1797)
• 1 August – Hans Diderik Brinck-Seidelin, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1778)

Undated

• Johannes Rach, painter (died 1783 in the Dutch East Indies)
• Else Hansen, royal mistress (died 1784)

Deaths

• 20 January – Axel Juel, governor of Danish India (born 1655)
• 5 July – Berte Skeel, noblewoman (born 1644)

References

1. "Frederick IV | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.