1629 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1629 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IV^[1]

Events

• 22 May – Christian IV signs the Treaty of Lübeck, bringing an end to Denmark's intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
• 25 July The County of Christiansborg (from 1741: The County of Christianssæde) is established by Christian Detlev Reventlow from the manors f Christianssæde, Ålstrup, Skelstofte and Pederstrup as well as the farm (parcelgård) Frihedsminde.

Undated

• A fire destroys much of Kronborg Castle but it is subsequently rebuilt.
• Bech's Windmill is constructed in Svaneke on Bornholm.

Births

• 7 May – Niels Juel, naval officer (died 1697)
• 1 September – Dorothea Elisabeth Christiansdatter, daughter of Christian IV and catholic nun (died 1687 in Germany)

Full date missing

• Jens Foss, physician (died 1687)

Deaths

• 13 July – Caspar Bartholin the Elder, scientist (born 1585)

Full date missing

• Kirsten Madsdatter, royal mistress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IV: Scandinavian king. Encyclopedia Britannica. 19 November 2019. en.