1774 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events in 1774  · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1774 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII
• Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal ^[1]

Events

• The second Danish trade monopoly in Iceland begins. ^[2]
• Viðey Church was consecrated. ^[3]

Born

• Jón Benjamínsson, first Icelandic police officer. ^[4]

References

1. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "203 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVII. Bind. Svend Tveskjæg - Tøxen)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
2. Agnarsdóttir, Anna (2017-01-06). Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 / Journals, Letters and Documents. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-351-89995-6.
3. Swaney, Deanna (1994). Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN   978-0-86442-221-7.
4. "Greinasafn - Innskráning". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-24.