1793 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1793 in Denmark.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 4 September – A royal decree reduces the number of counties (Danish: amt, pl. amter) to 20.

Undated

Births

• 22 April – Ludvig Bødtcher, lyric poet (died 1874)
• 28 October – Princess Caroline of Denmark (died 1881)

Deaths

• 15 September – Johan Theodor Holmskjold, botanist, civil servant (born 1731)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian VII: Scandinavian king. Encyclopedia Britannica. 19 September 2019. en.