1747 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1747 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick V^[1]
• Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Events

• 4 September – The coronation of Frederick V of Denmark at Frederiksborg Chapel.

Date unknown

• Count Adam Gottlob Moltke was made a privy councillor by Frederick V, who gave him the estate of Bregentved.^[2]
• Skagen's first lighthouse is inaugurated to designs by Philip de Lange.
• Frederiksdal House is completed as the earliest example of a maison de plaisance in Denmark.

Births

• 5 January Frederik Ludvig Bang, physician (died 1820)
• 10 July – Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, electress of Hesse-Kassel (died 1820 in Germany)
• 4 August – Olfert Fischer, vice admiral (died 1829)
• 4 December – Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann, politician, businessman and patron (died 1831)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederick V. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-V-king-of-Denmark-and-Norway. 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.