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1686 in Denmark
Events from the year
1686 in
Denmark
.
Incumbents
Monarch âÂÂ
Christian V
Grand Chancellor
âÂÂ
Frederik Ahlefeldt
, until his death on 7 July.
Events
Undated
Store Bededag
is introduced by the
Church of Denmark
, combining several
Catholic
holy days into a single holiday.
Gabriel Milan
is removed as Governor of the
Danish West Indies
and placed under arrest for treason.
Births
5 April âÂÂ
Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn
,
Secretary of War
and Minister of the Navy (died
1740
)
12 August âÂÂ
Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest
, painter and
conchologist
(died
1737
)
Deaths
29 May âÂÂ
Ove Juul
, nobleman and vice
Governor-general of Norway
(born
1615
)
7 July âÂÂ
Frederik Ahlefeldt
, statesman and
Grand Chancellor
(born
1623
)
25 November âÂÂ
Nicolas Steno
, 17th-century scientist and bishop (born
1638
)
References