1774 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Events
- 31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..[2]
- 26 Seåtember – Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction.[3]
- Iselingen, Rosenfeldt, Snertinge and Avnø (32,000 rigsdaler) were sold to Reinhard Iselin.
- Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-.
- Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne.
- Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler tp Hans Pedersen.
- Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben.
- Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
- 27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen.[4]
Undated
- The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction.[5]
- Antvorskov
- Valbygård was sold to general Joachim Melchior Holten Castenskiold of Borreby,
- Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh.
- Pebringegård was sold to Georg Ditlev Frederik Koës
- Gyldenholm (two lots) was sold to Anders Dinesen.
- Tårnborg was sold to Dyrehovedgård.
- The Barony of Holberg is established by Ludvig Holberg from the manors of Brorupgård and Tersløsegaard.
Births
- 5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842)
- 15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837)
- 29 April – Christian Ludvig von Holten, governor in the Danish West Indies (died 1829)
- 11 June – Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate (died 1823)
- 17 August – Johannes Rehling colonial administrator (died 1841)
- 13 December – Eline Heger, actress (died 1842)
Deaths
- 13 August – Peter Applebye, industrialist (born 1709)
- 24 December – Peter Fenger (born 1719)
