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1798
Events from the year 1798 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Christian VIIChristian VII Scandinavian king https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-VII Encyclopedia Britannica 19 September 2019 en
Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
May
9 May The County of Vrahesminde is established by Preben Bille-Brahe from the manors of af Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård.
June
20 June – The abolishment of the Stavnsbånd, a serfdom-like institution originally introduced in 1733. The implementation was gradual.
Undated
Births
4 June – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian (Denmark's first) and critic (died 1870)
19 July – Christian August, future Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1869)
11 October – Thomas Overskou, actor, playwright and historian (died 1873)
13 October – Herman Wilhelm Bissen, sculptor (died 1868)
18 December – Emil Normann, painter (died 1881)
Deaths
thumb|120px|Peter Frederik Suhm.
7 September – Peter Frederik Suhm, historian (born 1728)
21 October Thomas de Malleville, colonial administrator (born 1739)
1 December Michael Gottlieb Birckner, priest and philosopher (born 1756)
11 November Peter Uldall, Supreme Court attorney, Public Prosecutor General and burgermaster (born 1743)
20 December – Johan Zoëga, entomologist and botanist (born 1742)
References
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