1748 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1748 in Denmark.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 18 December – Niels Eigtved's new theatre of Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen opens with a repertoire of Danish plays and Italian operas.^[2]
• 27 December – Ernst Henrich Berling receives a license to publish newspapers.

Undated

• Lauritz de Thurah publishes Hafnia Hodierna.
• Frederik Christian Eilschov publishes Philosophiske Breve.

Births

• 11 March – Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow, statesman and reformer (died 1827)
• Amalie Sophie Holstein, noble and courtier (died 1823)

Deaths

• 19 February – Hans Gram, academic and historian (born 1685)
• 6 May – Friederich Ehbisch, sculptor (born 1672)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick V king of Denmark and Norway . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.
2. Web site: 1748. da. Selskabet for Københavns Historie. 17 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223214310/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1700/1748.html. 23 February 2017. dead.