1659 in Denmark

none February 2022 1659 Events from the year 1659 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Frederick IIIFrederick III king of Denmark and Norway https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-III-king-of-Denmark-and-Norway Encyclopedia Britannica 18 November 2019 en Steward of the Realm: Joachim Gersdorff Events thumb|200px|The Assault on Copenhagen on 11 February. thumb|200px|31 October: Dutch ships arrive at Kerteminde to assist Denmark against the Swedish invaders. thumb|200px|14 November. The Battle of Nyborg.. February 10 February and 11 – A Swedish siege of the city during the Second Northern War culminates in the Assault on Copenhagen results in Danish victory. March March The Danish Africa Company is founded in Glückstadt. 24 March – The citizens of Copenhagen are granted privileges of freedom as a reward for their contribution to the defence of the country.http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1600/1659.html 1659 da Selskabet for Københavns Historie 2011-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225232753/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1600/1659.html 2012-02-25 dead April 14 April The first meeting in CopenhagenCouncil of 32 Men is held. 21 May – Signing of the Concert of The Hague, an outline of the common stance of England, France and the Dutch Republic regarding the Second Northern War.Treasure (1985), p. 484. The powers agree that the Swedish and Denmark shall settle for a peace treaty based on the Treaty of Roskilde,Frost (2004), p. 164 including free navigation through The SoundVan der Bijl (1995), p. 140. and the Baltic Sea based on the Treaty of Elbing.Rowen (2003), p. 88. The subsequent Dano-Swedish Peace of Copenhagen largely followed the terms dictated by the Concert of the Hague.Frijhoff & Spies (2004), p. 134; Van der Bijl (1995), p. 140. June June – A Danish attempt to recapture Kronborg Castle fails. Oluf van Steenwinckel, believed to be the son of the architect Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger, is one of the Danish participants in the attack and is afterwards executed by the Swedish.http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Ren%C3%A6ssance/Oluf_van_Steenwinckel Oluf van Steenwinckel da Gyldendal 2010-01-03 August August 25 – Armistice followed by five days of peace negotiations in Copenhagen. 31 October Dutch troops land at Kerteminde to assist Denmark against the Swedish invaders. Hans Schack, de Reyter and Henrik Bielke forces the Swedes out of the town. November 14 November – The Battle of Nyborg results in Danish victory. Undated The plague ravages Denmark, particularly Jutland, probably brought to the country by German and Polish mercenaries. Bornholm, previously part of Skåneland, rebels against Sweden, leading to its return to Denmark with the Treaty of Copenhagen the following year.. Niels Stensen, later known as Nicolas Steno, embarks on his scientific research which will in time gain him a reputation as the father of both anatomy and geology. Simon van Slingelandt is appointed Dutch ambassador to Denmark. Births 19 October Wilhelm Edinger, merchant and ship-owner (died 1733)https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Wilhelm_Edinger Wilhelm Edinger Danish Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 16 June 2022 Full date unknown Margrethe Lasson, (first ever Danish) novelist (d. 1738) Justine Cathrine Rosenkrantz, lady-in-waiting, noble and spy (d. 1746) Deaths thumb|120px|Frederik Reedtz. 8 June Frederik Reedtz, statesman (born 1585) 10 August – Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (b. 1597) Full date unknown Oluf van Steenwinckel, builder, engineer, soldier Brita Scheel, noblewoman (b. 1638) References 1659 Denmark Category:Years of the 17th century in Denmark