1743 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1743 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian VI^[1]
• Prime minister  - Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Events

• 2 August
  • The Barony of Christiansdal is established by Ide Margrethe Reventlow from the manors of Adserstrup and Grimsted.
  • The Barony of Conradsborg is established by Ide Margrethe Reventlow for her son Christian Frederik Knuth from the manors of Sørup, Sandbygård and Rosengård.
• 30 December Christian VI grants Johan Sigismund Schulin the Frederiksdal estate north of Copenhagen as a New Year present.

Undated

• Adam Gottlob Moltke assumes the post of Court Marshal, secured for him by crown prince Frederick, later King Frederick V.^[2]

Undated

Births

• 11 June – Arnoldus von Falkenskiold, colonel (died 1819)
• September 11  - Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, painter (died 1809)
• October 2 or 14  - Erik Pauelsen, painter (died 1790)
• 18 November – Johannes Ewald, dramatist, poet (died 1781)
• November 29  - Joachim Castenschiold, military officer (died 1817)

Deaths

• January 7  - Anne Sophie Reventlow, royal mistress, spouse by bigamy, later queen consort (born 1693)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian VI . https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-VI . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.
2. Encyclopedia: Adam Gottlob, Greve (Count) Moltke . https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adam-Gottlob-Greve-Moltke . Encyclopedia Britannica. 22 March 2017. en.