1702 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1702 in Denmark.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 21 February Vornedskab is abolished on Zealand and Lolland-Falster (already abolished on Møn in 1696).
• 18 July Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp succeeds his father as Duke of Schleswig.

Undated

• Moltke Mansion established
• Vornedskab abolished

Births

• 10 May – Abraham Lehn, landowner (died 1757)
• 1 August – Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, Danish nobleman (died 1728)

Deaths

• 5 January Peder Luxdorph, judge and landowner (born 1648)
• 17 February – Peder Syv, philologist, folklorist and priest (born 1631)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick IV king of Denmark and Norway . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.