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 – Ernst Henrich Berling, publisher, founder of Berlingske (died 1750)
• 24 June Peter Otto Rosenørn, county governor (died 1751)
• 22 October – 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 – Frederik Gabel, statesman (born 1645 in Bremen)
• 21 December Joachim Melchior von Holten, colonial administrator (born 1671)

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