1660 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Frederick III^[1]
• Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff (until October, office disbanded)

Events

• 27 May – The Treaty of Copenhagen is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
• 31 May  - The Swedish troops depart from their camps outside Copenhagen.^[2]
• 11 July  - The city gates of Copenhagen re-opens and trade returns to normal.^[2]
• 10 September  - The estates gather at Copenhagen Castle to solve the financial problems faced after the wars and Frederick plays the different estates against each other.^[3]
• 10 October  - The 1660 Danish state of emergency is declared by the king with the purpose of putting pressure on the nobility, a move which proves successful.^[3]
• 13 October  - Bishop Hans Svane publicly offers the Heraldry Kingdom to the annulment of the Håndfæstning, and the institution of absolute monarchy is instituted by decree.
• 14 October  - A Constituent Commission set up by the king meets for the first time to embark on the task of drawing up a new constitution but unable to agree it simply decides to cancel the existing Håndfæstning and leave it to the king to write the new constitution.^[3]
• 17 October  - Extensive celebrations pay homage to the new Heraldry King.^[2]
• 4 November – The Chancellery and the "Geheime-statsrådet" are established.^[3]

Deaths

• 5 June – Anne Holck, noblewoman (born 1602)
• 19 December – Ove Gjedde, admiral (born 1594)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick III king of Denmark and Norway . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.
2. Web site: 1660. Selskabet for Københavns Historie. 2011-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225232824/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1600/1660.html. 2012-02-25. dead.
3. Web site: Enevældens indførelse 1660-1661. da. danmarkshistorie.dk. 2011-06-23.