1693 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1693 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian V^[1]

Events

• 4 April Anne Palles, an alleged witch, becomes the last woman to be legally executed for sorcery in Denmark.^[2]
• 1 December – The Order of the Elephant in its current form is instituted.

Undated

• Christian V's Rosenborg Tapestries are completed.^[3]

Births

• 16 April – Anne Sophie Reventlow, Queen of Denmark and Norway (died 1743)
• 5 October Henrich Suhm, naval officer and colonial administrator (died 1744)

Deaths

• 4 April – Anne Palles, alleged witch (born 1619)
• 12 June – Christen Jensen Lodberg, bishop (born 1625)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian V: Scandinavian king. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. en.
2. Web site: 1692. da. Selskabet for Københavns Historie. 23 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071125/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1600/1692.html. 24 January 2018. dead.
3. Web site: The Rosenborg Tapestries. Danish. Rosenborg. 16 June 2022.