1708 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IV[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow (until 21 July), Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
- 1 January – The County of Golsteinsborg is established by Ulrik Adolf Holstein from the manors of Holsteinborg, Snedinge and Fuirendal.
Undated
- 1708-09 – Frederick IV visits Italy.
- Johann Gottfried Becker passes the Royal Court Pharmacy in Copenhagen on to his son Gottfried Becker.[2]
- Hans Peter Pelt obtains a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery.
Births
- 7 January – Frederik Horn, chief of police in Copenhagen and president of Hof- og Stadsretten (died 1781)
- 22 March – Ernst Henrich Berling, publisher, founder of Berlingske (died 1750)
- 24 June – Peter Otto Rosenørn, county governor (died 1751)
- 22 October – Frederic Louis Norden, naval captain and explorer (died 1742)
Full date missing
- Peter Christian Winsløw, medal engraver (died c. 1756)
Deaths
- 21 July – Conrad von Reventlow, statesman, Grand Chancellor of Denmark (born 1644)
- 21 June – Frederik Gabel, statesman (born 1645 in Bremen)
- 21 December – Joachim Melchior von Holten, colonial administrator (born 1671)