1700 in Denmark

Events from the year 1700 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV
• Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow

Events

• 18 February – Instigated by Ole Rømer, Denmark adopts the Gregorian calendar, although not the Catholic Church's lunar cycle, in place of the Julian calendar.
• February – The Great Northern War breaks out and will last until 1721. Russia has joined a Danish-Polish coalition the previous year against Sweden which forms an alliance with Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
• 5 April The coronation of Frederick IV and Queen Louise at Frederiksborg Castle.
• 4 August – The Landing at Humlebæk: The Swedish King Charles XII lands with an army at Humlebæk north of Copenhagen.
• 12 March The Swedish troops marches from Humlebæk towards Copenhagen to siege the city.
• 17 August – The Peace of Travendal is concluded when Denmark signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.

Undated

• Henrik Brockenhuus, landowner (died 1803)
• Benoît Le Coffre becomes Painter to the Danish Court.
• The first Danish census takes place from 1700 to 17001 but only statistical information about adult men is included. Only about half of it still exists.

Births

14 March Olfert Fas Fischer, naval officer (died 1761)

• 3 May - Frederik Adeler, government official and landowner (d. 1766)

Deaths

• 13 May Henrik Gerner, clergy (born 1629)
• 23 May – Jens Juel, diplomat, statesman (b, 1631)

Full date unknown

• Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest, architect (b. 1639)

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