1749 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VFrederick V of DenmarkFrederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...
- Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events
- January 3 – The newspaper BerlingskeBerlingskeBerlingske may refer to:* Berlingske Tidende, a Danish newspaper* Det Berlingske Officin, its parent company...
is first published by Ernst Henrich BerlingErnst Henrich BerlingErnst Henrich Berling was a German-Danish book printer and publisher. From 1749 he published Danske Post Tidender, which would later become Berlingske Tidende.-Biography:...
, making it the oldest Danish newspaper still in printing.
Births
- January 29 – Christian VIIChristian VII of DenmarkChristian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....
, king of Denmark (d. 18081808 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII , HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff-Events:...
) - August 11 – Christian August LorentzenChristian August LorentzenChristian August Lorentzen was a Danish painter. He was the instructor of Martinus Rørbye.-Biography:Christian August Lorentzen was born on 10 August 1749 as the son of a watchmaker. He arrived in Copenhagen around 1771 where he frequented the Royal Academy of Fine Arts but it is unclear whether...
, painter (d. 18281828 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Births:* November 8 – Johannes Helms, writer and schoolmaster -Deaths:* April 3 – Andreas Hallander, architect and master builder...
) - November 29 – Johan Frederik ClemensJohan Frederik ClemensJohan Frederik Clemens , Danish printmaker in etching, was born in Gollnow near Stettin in Pomerania, to a poor Saxon weaver, Johan David Clemens, and his wife Anna Francken...
, engraver (d. 18311831 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Deaths:* February 9 – Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann, politician, businessman and patron of the arts...
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