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1708 in Denmark
Events from the year
1708 in
Denmark
.
Incumbents
Monarch –
Frederick IV
Grand Chancellor
–
Conrad von Reventlow
(until 21 July),
Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
1 January The County of Golsteinsborg is established by
Ulrik Adolf Holstein
from the manors of
Holsteinborg
,
Snedinge
and
Fuirendal
.
Undated
1708-09 Frederick IV visits Italy.
Johann Gottfried Becker
passes the
Royal Court Pharmacy
in Copenhagen on to his son
Gottfried Becker
.
Hans Peter Pelt
obtains a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery.
Births
7 January
Frederik Horn
, chief of police in Copenhagen and president of
Hof- og Stadsretten
(died
1781
)
22 March âÂÂ
Ernst Henrich Berling
, publisher, founder of
Berlingske
(died
1750
)
24 June
Peter Otto Rosenørn
, county governor (died
1751
)
22 October âÂÂ
Frederic Louis Norden
, naval captain and explorer (died
1742
)
Full date missing
Peter Christian Winsløw
, medal engraver (died c. 1756)
Deaths
21 July –
Conrad von Reventlow
, statesman, Grand Chancellor of Denmark (born
1644
)
21 June âÂÂ
Frederik Gabel
, statesman (born 1645 in Bremen)
21 December
Joachim Melchior von Holten
, colonial administrator (born
1671
)
References