1774 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1774 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII ^[1]
• Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

• 31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen.. ^[2]
• 26 Seåtember – Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction. ^[3]
  • Iselingen, Rosenfeldt, Snertinge and Avnø (32,000 rigsdaler) were sold to Reinhard Iselin.
  • Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-.
  • Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne.
  • Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler tp Hans Pedersen.
  • Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben.
  • Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
• 27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen. ^[4]

Undated

• The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction. ^[5]
  • Antvorskov
  • Valbygård was sold to general Joachim Melchior Holten Castenskiold of Borreby,
  • Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh.
  • Pebringegård was sold to Georg Ditlev Frederik Koës
  • Gyldenholm (two lots) was sold to Anders Dinesen.
  • Tårnborg was sold to Dyrehovedgård.
• The Barony of Holberg is established by Ludvig Holberg from the manors of Brorupgård and Tersløsegaard.

Births

• 5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842)
• 15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837)
• 29 April – Christian Ludvig von Holten, governor in the Danish West Indies (died 1829)
• 11 June – Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate (died 1823)
• 17 August – Johannes Rehling colonial administrator (died 1841)
• 13 December – Eline Heger, actress (died 1842)

Deaths

• 13 August – Peter Applebye, industrialist (born 1709)
• 24 December – Peter Fenger (born 1719)

References

1. "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
2. "1774" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. "Salget af Vordingborg Ryttergods". Køng Museum (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Selskabet Kjædens historie" (in Danish). Selskabet Kjæden. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
5. "Antvorskov Slot". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.