1714 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick IV[1]
- Grand Chancellor â Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
- 18 April â The County of Knuthenborg is established by Adam Christopher Knuth from the manors of Knuthenborg, Maribo Ladegaard, BandholmgÃ¥rd, Havlykke, VÃ¥rskov and Knuthenlund
- 10 December â the College of Missions is established.
Undated
- Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow is established.
Births
- 28 May â Ole Stephansen, naval officer (died 1791)
- 23 August â Hans Jacob Scheel, Major-General (died 1774 in Norway)
- 11 December â Andreas Hartvig Godiche, publisher and printer (died 1870)
Undated
- Johan Foltmar â composer (died 1794)
Deaths
- 27 March â Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark and Norway (born 1650 in the Holy Roman Empire)
- 22 June â Peter Rodsteen, government official and landowner (born 1772)
- 6 August â Oliger Paulli, merchant and publisher (born 1644)