1768 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
Events
- August
- 16 August – The equestrian statue of Frederick V is installed on Amalienborg in Copenhagen.
- November
- 8 November – Wedding of Christian VII and Caroline Mathilde.
- 22 November – HDMS Den Prægtige is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.
Undated
Births
- 28 January – Frederick VI, King of Denmark (died 1839)
- 10 February – Anne Cathrine Collett, landowner (died 1846)
- 9 July – Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (died 1810 in Sweden)
Full date missing
- Mariane Bournonville, ballet dancer (died 1797)
Deaths
- 21 March – Christian Fleischer, civil servant (born 1713)
- 2 October – Otto von Rantzau, government official (born 1719)
- 17 December – Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner, government official (born 1700 in Germany)
Full date missing
- Christian Tychsen, governor
- Peter Mathiesen, clockmaker (born 1696)
