1710 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1710 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch - Frederick IV^[1]
Grand Chancellor - Christian Christophersen Sehested

Events

10 March The Battle of Helsingborg.
4 October – The Dannebroge explodes and sinks at the Battle of Køge Bay, almost all of its crew of 600 are killed.
26 November The Battle of Wismar.

Undated

Ladegården is converted into a military hospital.

Births

23 January - Jakob Langebek, historian (died 1775)
10 March - Christian Ditlev Reventlow, Privy Councillor and nobleman (born 1775)
10 November – Adam Gottlob von Moltke, courtier and diplomat (died 1792)
27 August Christopher Fabritius, goldsmith (died 1787)
17 December Alexander Walker Ross, military officer (died 1792)

Full date missing

Catarina Gustmeyer, businessperson

Deaths

19 September - Ole Rømer, astronomer (born 1644)
31 December Henrik Bornemann, clergyman and theologian (born 1646)

Notes and References

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