1797 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1797 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII ^[1]
• Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff (until 21 June), ^[2] Christian Günther von Bernstorff ^[3]

Events

16 May: HDMS Najaden in combat off Tripoli.

• 1 March – Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn is founded by royal resolution. ^[4]
• 16 May – HDMS Najaden in battle with local ships off Tripoli.
• 21 June – Prime Minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff dies, and is replaced by his son, Christian Günther von Bernstorff. ^[3]
• 5 July – Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow, is appointed to Minister of the State.

Culture

Art

• Jens Juel paints Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe.

• 
  Juel's Ruberg family portrait.

Births

• 22 May – Eleonora Zrza, opera soprano (died 1862) ^[5]
• 20 June – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer (died 1849)
• 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark (died 1861)
• 20 August – Johan Frederik Møller, painter and photographer (died 1871)
• 25 August – Henrik Hertz, poet during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870) ^[6]

Deaths

• 5 April – Georg Mathias Fuchs, painter (born 1719)
• 28 May – Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (born 1761)
• 21 June – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician (born 1735) ^[2]
• 20 August – Mariane Bournonville, ballet dancer (born 1768)
• 19 December – Jørgen Wichfeld, landowner (born 1729)

References

1. "Christian VII - Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
2. "Andreas Peter, Greve (count) von Bernstorff - Danish foreign minister". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
3. "Christian Günther, count von Bernstorff - Danish diplomat". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
4. Andersen, Ernst. "Creating Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn" (PDF). ku.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
5. Stewart, Jon Bartley (2009). Kierkegaard and the Renaissance and Modern Traditions: Literature, drama, and music. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 289. ISBN   9780754668206.
6. "Korssömsmönster". digitaltmuseum.se. Retrieved 10 May 2018.