Timeline of Danish history

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This is a page about the chronological history of Denmark, starting with the Stone Age and ending with present Denmark.

Contents

Stone Age-iron age

EventDateResult
Stone Age 12,000 bcstarting of the Stone Age
Yamnaya culture migration to Denmark [1] 5,000 bcfirst people of Denmark died out

Viking age-Middle ages

EventDateResult
Founding of Ribe 705Ribe becomes a trading center
Battle of Brávellir 770Death of Harald Wartooth
Gudfred's Invasion of the Obodrites 808Seaborne invasion was successful
Gudfred's Invasion of Frisia 810Death of Gudfred
Treaty of Heiligen 811Danish border confirmed at the Eider
Great Heathen Army invasion of England865Establishment of the Danelaw
Siege of Paris (885–886) 885Paris defended from the Vikings
Gorm the old’s conquest of Denmark [2] 936Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark
Christianization of Denmark 960s Denmark officially converted to Christianity
German–Danish war of 974 974 Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981
Battle of Svolder 1000Division of Norway
Cnut's invasion of England 1016England subjugated by Denmark
Battle of Helgeå 1026Unclear results
Death of Cnut the great1035Fraction of the North Sea Empire
peasant rebellion in Vendsyssel 1086Death of Canute IV
Danish Civil Wars 1131–1134; 1139–1143; 1146–1157 Valdemar I of Denmark becomes King of Denmark
Wendish Crusade 1147Crusader victory
Founding of Copenhagen [3] 1167Copenhagen founded by Absalon
Battle of Dösjebro 1181Royal victory
Battle of Stellau 1201 Holstein Subjegated
Battle of Lyndanisse 1215 Flag of Denmark reportedly fell down
Expedition to Frisia [4] 1252Death of Abel
Murder of Erik V 1286 Death of Erik
Rebellion against Christopher II of Denmark [5] 1326 Christopher II of Denmark deposed
Reunification of Denmark 1340-1360Valdemar IV buys Denmark
Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370) 1361-1370 Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania
Treaty of Kalmar 1397Establishment of the Kalmar Union
Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) 1426-1435Henseatic Victory
Coup d'état against Erik of Pomerania 1439-1440 Christopher of Bavaria succeeds the danish throne
Treaty of Ribe 1460Schleswig and Holstein should remain Forever Undivided

1500-1814

EventDateResult
Battle of Hemmingstedt 1500failure to subdue Dithmarschen
War of Deposition against King Hans 1501-1504 John, King of Denmark deposited as king of Sweden
Knut Alvsson Leads a rebellion1501-1504failure of the rebellion
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) 1501-1512 Treaty of Malmö (1512)
Establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy [6] 1510establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy
Christian II becomes king1513 Christian II becomes king of Denmark and Norway
Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520) 1512-1520Sweden reincorporated into the Kalmar Union
Siege of Copenhagen (1523) 1523 Christian II Deposed
Revolts for the reinstalment of Christian II [7] 1524 Frederik I retains the throne
Christian II's Invasion of Norway1532 Christian II captured
Outbreak of Count's Feud 1534Start of a religious civil war in Denmark
Invasion of Norway 1537Norway incorporated into Denmark
Northern Seven Years' War 1563-1570War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden start
Treaty of Stettin 1570Denmark became the supreme and dominating power in Northern Europe, yet failed to restore the Kalmar Union.
Discovery of SN 1572 1572Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe discovers SN 1572
Founding of Kristianopel 1603Founding of Kristianopel
Christian IV's expeditions to Greenland
  • First expedition (1605)
  • Second expedition (1606)
  • Third expedition (1607)
1605-1607Mostly unsuccessful expeditions to Greenland
Jens Munk expedition to the Barents Sea [8] 1609Failure to find the Northeast Passage
Kalmar War 1611-1613Denmark remains the dominant Nordic power
Ove Gjedde expedition 1618-1622creation of Danish India, but failure to monopolize Sri Lanka
Jens Munk expedition to the Northwest Passage [9] 1619Jens Munk lands at Hudson Bay, but most of his crew dies on the expedition
Thirty Years' War 1625-1630 Treaty of Lübeck
Torstenson War 1643-1645 Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645)
Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) 1657-1658 Treaty of Roskilde
Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) 1658-1660 Treaty of Copenhagen (1660)
Lex Regia 1664-1665 Frederik III becomes an Absolute monarch
Dano-Dutch War 1661-1665Danish presence preserved at the Gold Coast
Scanian War 1675-1679 Peace of Lund
Danish Code 1683Danish law code reformed
Gregorian calendar introduced in Denmark [11] 1700Introduction of the Gregorian calendar
Great Northern War 1700, 1709-1721 Treaty of Frederiksborg
Abolition of Vornedskab 1702 Vornedskab abolished
Tranquebar Mission 1706First Bible translations into Tamil
1701-1714Danish troops send to the War of the Spanish Succession
Hans Egede Expedition1721 Kangeq converted to Christianity
Copenhagen Fire of 1728 172828% of Copenhagen burned
Stavnsbånd introduced1733Introduction of Stavnsbånd
1733 slave insurrection on St. John 1733-1734Rebellion quelled
Battle of Jakobshavn 1739Danish consolidation of Greenland
Treaty of San Ildefonso 1742The treaty was never made effective
Cattle War 1756 Status quo ante bellum
Strilekrigen 1765Rebellion quelled
Danish–Algerian War 1769-1772Algerian victory
Johann Friedrich Struensee rise to power1770 Johann Friedrich Struensee becomes de facto leader of Denmark
Danish Royal Life Guards' Mutiny 1771Execution of Johann Friedrich Struensee
Sagbadre War 1784Anlo loses all territory it had previously acquired from its neighbors
Lofthusreisingen1786-1787Rebellion quelled
Abolition of Stavnsbånd 1788Stavnsbånd abolished
Theatre War 1788-1789 Status quo ante bellum
Battle of Tripoli 1797Danish victory
Lærdal farmers' rebellion 1800-1802Rebellion quelled
English Wars (Scandinavia)/ Gunboat War 1801, 1807–1814 Norway ceded to the King of Sweden
Heligoland ceded to United Kingdom
Swedish Pomerania ceded to Denmark
Outlawing of Atlantic slave trade 1803 Atlantic slave trade outlawed
Evacuation of La Romana's division 1808Anglo-Spanish evacuation
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 1808-1809 Treaty of Jönköping
Huéscar-Danish War 1808Peace treaty
Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution 1809Danish government restored
War of the Sixth Coalition 1813-1814 Treaty of Kiel
Antisemitic riots 1813Jews gets equal rights under the law

1814-1945

EventDateResult
Hep-Hep riots 1819-1820Leaders of the Antisemites arrested
Capture of the sloop Anne 1825Anne (El Mosquito) is disabled; pirates flee ashore
Katamanso War 1826Anglo-Danish-Dutch Victory
1848 Saint Croix slave rebellion 1848Emancipation of the Saint Croix slaves
March Revolution 1848 Constitution of Denmark
First Schleswig War 1848-1852Denmark retains Schleswig
Second Schleswig War 1864 Treaty of Vienna (1864)
1878 St. Croix labor riot 1878Rebellion ended
Easter Crisis 1920The king's role reduced to a symbolic head of state.
Schleswig unification 1920 South Jutland reincorporated into Denmark
Dano-Norwegian border dispute 1931-1933Disputed territory awarded to Denmark
Occupation of Denmark 1940-1945Denmark occupied after Operation Weserübung

1945-present

EventDateResult
1946 Faroese independence referendum 1946Home rule established on the Faroe Islands
Danish accession into NATO 1949Denmark becomes a member of NATO
Greenlandic independence 1979Greenland gains more autonomy
Operation Bøllebank 1994UN forces repulse Serb ambush
Abdication of Margrethe II 2024Abdication of Margrethe II

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