Timeline of Danish history

This is a page about the chronological history of Denmark, starting with the Stone Age and ending with present Denmark.

Event	Date	Result
Stone Age	12,000 bc	starting of the Stone Age
Yamnaya culture migration to Denmark^[1]	5,000 bc	first people of Denmark died out

Event	Date	Result
Founding of Ribe	705	Ribe becomes a trading center
Battle of Brávellir	770	Death of Harald Wartooth
Gudfred's Invasion of the Obodrites	808	Seaborne invasion was successful
Gudfred's Invasion of Frisia	810	Death of Gudfred
Treaty of Heiligen	811	Danish border confirmed at the Eider
Great Heathen Army invasion of England	865	Establishment of the Danelaw
Siege of Paris (885–886)	885	Paris defended from the Vikings
Gorm the old's conquest of Denmark^[2]	936	Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark
Christianization of Denmark	960s	Denmark officially converted to Christianity
German–Danish war of 974	974	Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981
Battle of Svolder	1000	Division of Norway
Cnut's invasion of England	1016	England subjugated by Denmark
Battle of Helgeå	1026	Unclear results
Death of Cnut the great	1035	Fraction of the North Sea Empire
peasant rebellion in Vendsyssel	1086	Death of Canute IV
Danish Civil Wars	1131–1134; 1139–1143; 1146–1157	Valdemar I of Denmark becomes King of Denmark
Wendish Crusade	1147	Crusader victory
Founding of Copenhagen^[3]	1167	Copenhagen founded by Absalon
Battle of Dösjebro	1181	Royal victory
Battle of Stellau	1201	Holstein Subjugated
Battle of Lyndanisse	1215	Flag of Denmark reportedly fell down
Expedition to Frisia^[4]	1252	Death of Abel
Murder of Erik V	1286	Death of Erik
Rebellion against Christopher II of Denmark^[5]	1326	Christopher II of Denmark deposed
Reunification of Denmark	1340-1360	Valdemar IV buys Denmark
Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370)	1361-1370	Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania
Treaty of Kalmar	1397	Establishment of the Kalmar Union
Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435)	1426-1435	Henseatic Victory
Coup d'état against Erik of Pomerania	1439-1440	Christopher of Bavaria succeeds the danish throne
Treaty of Ribe	1460	Schleswig and Holstein should remain Forever Undivided

Event	Date	Result
Battle of Hemmingstedt	1500	failure to subdue Dithmarschen
War of Deposition against King Hans	1501-1504	John, King of Denmark deposited as king of Sweden
Knut Alvsson Leads a rebellion	1501-1504	failure of the rebellion
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512)	1501-1512	Treaty of Malmö (1512)
Establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy^[6]	1510	establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy
Christian II becomes king	1513	Christian II becomes king of Denmark and Norway
Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520) Battle of Brännkyrka Battle of Bogesund Siege of Stockholm (1520)	1512-1520	Sweden reincorporated into the Kalmar Union
Siege of Copenhagen (1523)	1523	Christian II Deposed
Revolts for the reinstalment of Christian II^[7]	1524	Frederik I retains the throne
Christian II's Invasion of Norway	1532	Christian II captured
Outbreak of Count's Feud	1534	Start of a religious civil war in Denmark
Invasion of Norway	1537	Norway incorporated into Denmark
Northern Seven Years' War Battle of Bornholm (1563) Battle of Öland (1563) Battle of Mared (1563) First battle of Öland (1564) Action of 14 August (1563) Battle of Rügen (1565) Action of 4 June (1565) Action of 7 July (1565) Battle of Axtorna (1565) Battle of Brobacka (1566) Action of 26 July (1566) Siege of Varberg (1569)	1563-1570	War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden start
Treaty of Stettin	1570	Denmark became the supreme and dominating power in Northern Europe, yet failed to restore the Kalmar Union.
Discovery of SN 1572	1572	Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe discovers SN 1572
Founding of Kristianopel	1603	Founding of Kristianopel
Christian IV's expeditions to Greenland First expedition (1605) Second expedition (1606) Third expedition (1607)	1605-1607	Mostly unsuccessful expeditions to Greenland
Jens Munk expedition to the Barents Sea^[8]	1609	Failure to find the Northeast Passage
Kalmar War Siege of Kalmar (1611) Storming of Kristianopel (1611) Battle of Vittsjö (1612) Battle of Kringen (1612)	1611-1613	Denmark remains the dominant Nordic power
Ove Gjedde expedition Action of 19 February 1619 Establishment of Tharangambadi (1620) Conquest of Koneswaram Temple (1622)	1618-1622	creation of Danish India, but failure to monopolize Sri Lanka
Jens Munk expedition to the Northwest Passage^[9]	1619	Jens Munk lands at Hudson Bay, but most of his crew dies on the expedition
Thirty Years' War Battle of Dessau Bridge (1626) Battle of Lutter (1626) Siege of Stralsund (1628) Battle of Wolgast (1628)	1625-1630	Treaty of Lübeck
Torstenson War Battle of Kolding (1644) Battle of Colberger Heide (1644) Battle of Fehmarn (1644) Battle of Bysjön (1644) Action of 16 May 1644 (1645)	1643-1645	Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645)
Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) March Across the Belts (1657) Battle of Møn (1657) Siege of Kolding (1658) Capture of Carolusborg (1658)	1657-1658	Treaty of Roskilde
Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) Siege of Copenhagen (1658) Assault on Copenhagen (1659) Battle of Rödsund (1659) Battle of Ebeltoft (1659) Battle of the Sound (1659) Battle of Nyborg (1659) Bornholm Revolt (1660)^[10]	1658-1660	Treaty of Copenhagen (1660)
Lex Regia	1664-1665	Frederik III becomes an Absolute monarch
Dano-Dutch War	1661-1665	Danish presence preserved at the Gold Coast
Scanian War Battle of Lund (1676) Bremen-Verden campaign (1676) Battle of Halmstad (1676) Invasion of Gotland (1676) Battle of Bornholm (1676) Battle of Öland (1676) Jämtland campaign (1677) Battle of Landskrona (1677) Siege of Malmö (1677) Battle of Marstrand (1677) Battle of Uddevalla (1677) Battle of Møn (1677) Battle of Køge Bay (1677) Siege of Bohus fortress (1678) Invasion of Rügen (1678)	1675-1679	Peace of Lund
Danish Code	1683	Danish law code reformed
Gregorian calendar introduced in Denmark^[11]	1700	Introduction of the Gregorian calendar
Great Northern War Siege of Tönning (1700) Battle of Reinbek (1700) Landing at Humlebæk (1700) Bombardment of Copenhagen (1700)^[12] Battle of Køge Bay (1710) Battle of Wismar (1711) Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715) Siege of Stade^[a] (1712) Battle of Gadebusch (1712) Battle of Fehmarn (1715) Battle of Rügen (1715) Battle of Stresow (1715) Battle of Høland (1716) Battle of Dynekilen (1716) Battle of Gothenburg (1717) Siege of Fredriksten (1718) Attack on Marstrand (1719)	1700, 1709-1721	Treaty of Frederiksborg
Abolition of Vornedskab	1702	Vornedskab abolished
Tranquebar Mission	1706	First Bible translations into Tamil
Danish Auxiliary Corps in Habsburg service 1701–1709 Danish Auxiliary Corps in Anglo-Dutch service 1701–1714	1701-1714	Danish troops send to the War of the Spanish Succession
Hans Egede Expedition	1721	Kangeq converted to Christianity
Copenhagen Fire of 1728	1728	28% of Copenhagen burned
Stavnsbånd introduced	1733	Introduction of Stavnsbånd
1733 slave insurrection on St. John	1733-1734	Rebellion quelled
Battle of Jakobshavn	1739	Danish consolidation of Greenland
Treaty of San Ildefonso	1742	The treaty was never made effective
Cattle War	1756	Status quo ante bellum
Strilekrigen	1765	Rebellion quelled
Danish–Algerian War	1769-1772	Algerian victory
Johann Friedrich Struensee rise to power	1770	Johann Friedrich Struensee becomes de facto leader of Denmark
Danish Royal Life Guards' Mutiny	1771	Execution of Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1772
Sagbadre War	1784	Anlo loses all territory it had previously acquired from its neighbors
Lofthusreisingen	1786-1787	Rebellion quelled
Abolition of Stavnsbånd	1788	Stavnsbånd abolished
Theatre War Battle of Kvistrum	1788-1789	Status quo ante bellum
Battle of Tripoli	1797	Danish victory
Lærdal farmers' rebellion	1800-1802	Rebellion quelled
English Wars (Scandinavia)/ Gunboat War Battle of West Kay (1801) Battle of Copenhagen (1801) (1801) Battle of Lübeck (1806) Battle of Copenhagen (1807) Battle of Køge (1807) Battle of Alvøen (1808) Battle of Saltholm (1808) Action of 2 March 1808 (1808) Battle of Zealand Point (1808) Battle of Silda (1810) Battle of Anholt (1811) Battle of Grimstad Bay (1811) Battle of Lyngør (1812)	1801, 1807–1814	Norway ceded to the King of Sweden Heligoland ceded to United Kingdom Swedish Pomerania ceded to Denmark
Outlawing of Atlantic slave trade	1803	Atlantic slave trade outlawed
Evacuation of La Romana's division	1808	Anglo-Spanish evacuation
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 Battle of Lier (1808) Battle of Toverud (1808) Battle of Rødenes (1808) Battle of Trangen (1808) Battle of Furuholm (1808) Battle of Mobekk (1808) Battle of Prestebakke (1808) Battle of Berby (1808) Jämtland Campaigns of 1808–1809	1808-1809	Treaty of Jönköping
Huéscar-Danish War	1808	Peace treaty
Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution	1809	Danish government restored
War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Bornhöved (1813) Battle of Sehested (1813)	1813-1814	Treaty of Kiel
Antisemitic riots	1813	Jews gets equal rights under the law

Event	Date	Result
Hep-Hep riots	1819-1820	Leaders of the Antisemites arrested
Capture of the sloop Anne	1825	Anne (El Mosquito) is disabled; pirates flee ashore
Katamanso War	1826	Anglo-Danish-Dutch Victory
1848 Saint Croix slave rebellion	1848	Emancipation of the Saint Croix slaves
March Revolution	1848	Constitution of Denmark
First Schleswig War Battle of Bov (1848) Battle of Dybbøl (1848) Battle of Mysunde (1848) Battle of Nybøl Skirmish of Oversø (1848) Battle of Schleswig (1848) Battle of Heligoland (1849) Skirmish of Århus (1849) Battle of Eckernförde (1849) Battle of Fredericia (1849) Battle of Heligoland (1849) Battle of Isted (1850) Battle of Lottorf (1850)	1848-1852	Denmark retains Schleswig
Second Schleswig War Battle of Als Evacuation of Danevirke Battle of Dybbøl Evacuation of Fredericia Battle for Königshügel Battle of Lundby Battle of Mysunde (1864) Battle of Sankelmark Battle of Vejle Battle of Heligoland (1864) Battle of Jasmund (1864)	1864	Treaty of Vienna (1864)
1878 St. Croix labor riot	1878	Rebellion ended
Easter Crisis	1920	The king's role reduced to a symbolic head of state.
Schleswig unification	1920	South Jutland reincorporated into Denmark
Dano-Norwegian border dispute	1931-1933	Disputed territory awarded to Denmark
Occupation of Denmark	1940-1945	Denmark occupied after Operation Weserübung

Event	Date	Result
1946 Faroese independence referendum	1946	Home rule established on the Faroe Islands
Danish accession into NATO	1949	Denmark becomes a member of NATO
Greenlandic independence	1979	Greenland gains more autonomy
Operation Bøllebank	1994	UN forces repulse Serb ambush
Abdication of Margrethe II	2024	Abdication of Margrethe II

Timeline of Danish history

Stone Age-iron age

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1814-1945

1945-present

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