1741 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian VI[1]
- Prime minister â Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events
- 13 January â The Conventicle Act of 1741 is enacted.[2]
- 6 May â HDMS Elephanten is launched at the Royal Danish Dockyard.
- Undated
The Copenhagen Stocks House is opened to civilian prisoners.
Culture
- Ludvig Holberg's Niels Klim's Underground Travels is published.
Births
- 3 February â Charlotte Elisabeth Henriette Holstein, courtier (died 1809)
- 16 February â Margrethe von der Lühe, courtier (died 1826)
- 8 October â Johan Thomas Flindt, chief of police in Copenhagen (died 1805)
Full date unknown
- Cornelius Høyer, miniatures painter (died 1804)
- Mette Magrete Tvistman, warchmaker (died 1827)
Deaths
- 26 March â Friedrich von Gram, Chief Forester and county governor (born 1667)[3]
