1730 in Denmark

Events from the year 1730 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV (until 12 October), Christian VI
• Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein (until 17 October)
• Prime Minister – Iver Rosenkrantz (from 17 October)

Events

• 12 October – Christian VI becomes King of Denmark and Norway
• Adam Gottlob Moltke was made chamberlain to crown prince Frederick, later King Frederick V.
• 26 October Cron Printz Christian departs from Copenhagen, bound for Canton. It is the first Danish expedition to China. She arrives back in Copenhagen on 27 June 1732.

Imlmpwm date

• The naval ships HDMS Svanen and HDMS Tre Kroner are launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.

Births

• 2 November Otto Friedrich Müller, naturalist (died 1784)

Full date missing

• Caroline von Schimmelmann, Danish countess (d. 1795)
• Frederik Kaas, naval officer (died 1750)

Deaths

• 7 January – Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar (born 1663 in Iceland)
• 2 February Abraham Kløcker, merchant (born 1673)
• 12 October – Frederick IV, King of Denmark (born 1671)

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