1771 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1771 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian VII^[1]
• Prime minister  - Johann Friedrich Struensee

Events

• January - Mathildeordenen is created.
• 15 June Hof- og Stadsretten is established by royal charter in an attempt to rationalize the chaotic Danish court system.

Undated

• The Royal Theatre Ballet School in Copenhagen is founded.^[2]
• The company later known as H. H. Thiele is founded by Johan Rudolph Thiele.

Births

• 20 February Jørgen Conradt, coppersmith (died 1851)
• 10 February Lars Bache, ferryman and privateer (died 1809)
• 26 February Cornelius Høyer, painter (died 1804)
• 24 May  - Prince Frederik of Hesse, nobleman, general and governor (died 1845)
• 7 July  - Princess Louise Auguste, princess of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (died 1843)

Deaths

• 16 April – Christian Rantzau, Governor-general of Norway (born 1684)
• 28 May Gerhard Morell. art dealer and keeper of Kunstkammeret (born c. 1710)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian VII Scandinavian king . Encyclopedia Britannica . 19 September 2019 . en.
2. Book: Carsten Wulff. Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet. Denmark. 1996. Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 978-87-87646-70-3.
3. Web site: Gerhard Morell. Danish. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 16 June 2022.