1712 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick IV[1]
- Grand Chancellor â Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
- 8 April â The Danish frigate Heyeren sinks in Præstø Ghord after being shot upon by the Swedish frigate Hvita Ãrn.
- 11 April â Battle of Fladstrand, battle of the Great Northern War.
- 11 May â The Danish ship of the line Fuen and four Danish frigates refuses an attack from six Swedish frigates north of Hirsholmene.
- 1 July â The children of the theologian and landowner Hector Gottfried Masius are ennobled by letters patent with the name von der Maase.
- 20 December â The Battle of Gadebusch.
Births
- 8 June â Simon Hooglant, admiral (died 1789)
- 1 July â Frederik Oertz, county governor and court official (died 1779)
- 7 October â Christian Fædder, chief of police (died 1793)
Full date missing
- Johan Peter Suhr, businessman (died 1785)
Deaths
- 11 September â Christian Vind, government official (born 1664)