1771 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1771 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1771 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII ^[1]
• Prime minister – Johann Friedrich Struensee

Events

• January - Mathildeordenen is created.
• 15 June – Hof- og Stadsretten is established by royal charter in an attempt to rationalize the chaotic Danish court system.

Undated

• The Royal Theatre Ballet School in Copenhagen is founded. ^[2]
• The company later known as H. H. Thiele is founded by Johan Rudolph Thiele.

Births

• 20 February – Jørgen Conradt, coppersmith (died 1851)
• 10 February – Lars Bache, ferryman and privateer (died 1809)
• 26 February – Cornelius Høyer, painter (died 1804)
• 24 May – Prince Frederik of Hesse, nobleman, general and governor (died 1845)
• 7 July – Princess Louise Auguste, princess of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (died 1843)

Deaths

• 16 April – Christian Rantzau, Governor-general of Norway (born 1684)
• 11 May – Herman Henrik Kønneman, businessman and politician (born 1692)
• 28 May – Gerhard Morell. art dealer and keeper of Kunstkammeret (born c. 1710) ^[3]
• 20 September – Johannes Valeur, judge and vice mayor of Copenhagen (born 17001)) ^[4]

References

1. "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
2. Carsten Wulff; Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet (1996). Denmark. Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ISBN   978-87-87646-70-3.
3. "Gerhard Morell". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Johannes Valeur". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 15 May 2025.