1774 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII
• Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

• 31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..
• 26 Seåtember Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction.
  • 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.

Undated

• The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction.
  • 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

References

1. "Christian VII {{!}} Scandinavian king".
2. "1774". Selskabet for Københavns Historie.
3. "Salget af Vordingborg Ryttergods".
4. "Selskabet Kjædens historie". Selskabet Kjæden.
5. "Antvorskov Slot".