1601 in Denmark

Events from the year 1601 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch — Christian IV
• Steward of the Realm — Christoffer Valkendorff (until 17 January)

Events

Births

• 13 September – Axel Urup, military officer and supreme court justice (died 1671)

Deaths

• 17 January – Christoffer Valkendorff, Danish-Norwegian statesman and Steward of the Realm (born 1525)
• 24 October – Tycho Brahe, astronomer and alchemist (born 1546)

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