1792 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1792 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII^[1]
• Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff

Events

May

• 16 May – Denmark declares transatlantic slave trade illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues until 1848)^[2]

Births

• 14 January  - Christian de Meza, Commander (died 1865)
• 2 April  - Johannes Theodorus Suhr, merchant and industrialist (died 1858)
• 26 June – Christian Albrecht Jensen, portrait painter during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870)
• 12 August – Hans Harder, painter and drawing master (died 1873)
• 22 November – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (died 1863)

Deaths

• 22 April Alexander Walker Ross, military officer (born 1710)
• 24 March – Johan Frederik Classen, Danish-Norwegian industrialist and philanthropist (born 1725).^[3]
• 18 July – Christine Sophie von Gähler, courtier (born 1745)
• 25 September – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Lord Chamberlain to Frederick V (born 1710)^[4]
• 29 October Cathrine Marie Gielstrup, stage actress (born 1755)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian VII Scandinavian king . Encyclopedia Britannica . 19 September 2019 . en.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ATq5_6h2AT0C&dq=abolish+slavery+iceland&pg=PA8 The Historical encyclopedia of world slavery, Volume 1 By Junius P. Rodriguez
3. Encyclopedia: J. F. Classen . Den Store Danske. da . 24 November 2012.
4. Web site: Campbell . Heather . 2022-09-21 . Adam Gottlob, Greve (Count) Moltke Danish government official . 22 March 2017 . Encyclopedia Britannica . en.