1700 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1700 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV^[1]
• Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow

Events

• 18 February – Instigated by Ole Rømer, Denmark adopts the Gregorian calendar, although not the Catholic Church's lunar cycle, in place of the Julian calendar.^[2]
• February – The Great Northern War breaks out and will last until 1721. Russia has joined a Danish-Polish coalition the previous year against Sweden which forms an alliance with Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.^[3]
• 5 April The coronation of Frederick IV and Queen Louise at Frederiksborg Castle.
• 4 August – The Landing at Humlebæk: The Swedish King Charles XII lands with an army at Humlebæk north of Copenhagen.^[3]
• 12 March The Swedish troops marches from Humlebæk towards Copenhagen to siege the city.
• 17 August – The Peace of Travendal is concluded when Denmark signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.^[3]

Undated

• Henrik Brockenhuus, landowner (died 1803)
• Benoît Le Coffre becomes Painter to the Danish Court.
• The first Danish census takes place from 1700 to 17001 but only statistical information about adult men is included. Only about half of it still exists.

Births

• 3 May - Frederik Adeler, government official and landowner (d. 1766)

Deaths

• May 23 – Jens Juel, diplomat, statesman (b, 1631)

Full date unknown

• Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest, architect (b. 1639)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick IV: king of Denmark and Norway. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. en.
2. Nørby, Toke. The Perpetual Calendar
3. Web site: Frederik 4. bredalsparken.dk. da. 2011-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004074906/http://www.bredalsparken.dk/~soren-kretzschmer/danmarks_magtfulde_regenter_-_8.html. 2011-10-04. dead.