1730 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1730 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV (until 12 October),^[1] Christian VI^[2]
• Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein (until 17 October)
• Prime Minister – Iver Rosenkrantz (from 17 October)

Events

• 12 October – Christian VI becomes King of Denmark and Norway
• Adam Gottlob Moltke was made chamberlain to crown prince Frederick, later King Frederick V.^[3]
• 26 October Cron Printz Christian departs from Copenhagen, bound for Canton. It is the first Danish expedition to China. She arrives back in Copenhagen on 27 June 1732.

Births

• 2 November Otto Friedrich Müller, naturalist (died 1784)

Full date missing

• Caroline von Schimmelmann, Danish countess (d. 1795)

Deaths

• 7 January – Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar (born 1663 in Iceland)
• 2 February Abraham Kløcker, merchant (born 1673)^[4]
• 12 October – Frederick IV, King of Denmark (born 1671)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederick IV. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-IV-king-of-Denmark-and-Norway. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. en.
2. Encyclopedia: Christian VI. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-VI. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. en.
3. Encyclopedia: Adam Gottlob, Greve (Count) Moltke. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adam-Gottlob-Greve-Moltke. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 March 2017. en.
4. Web site: Abraham Kløcker. Danish. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 16 June 2022.