1798 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM 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....
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von BernstorffChristian Günther von BernstorffCount Christian Gunther von Bernstorff was a Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat, son of Count Andreas Peter von Bernstorff.-Biography:...
Births
- June 4 – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian (Denmark's first) and critic (d. 18791870 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – C. E. Frijs , Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg-Deaths:* April 29 – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian and critic...
)) - July 19 – August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1869)
- October 13 – Herman Wilhelm BissenHerman Wilhelm BissenHerman Wilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor.Bissen first studied painting in Copenhagen, then became a pupil of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. In 1824, he travelled to Rome and met Christian Daniel Rauch in Berlin. Under the influence of Thorvaldsen, his style changed from romanticism to...
, sculptor (d. 18681868 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – C. E. Frijs-Births:* May 13 – Peter Hansen, painter * May 26 – Carl Johan Bonnesen, sculptor -Deaths:...
) - December 18 – Emil NormannEmil NormannEmil Wilhelm Normann was a Danish painter and naval officer.-Biography:Normann, who initially developed his painting abilities through his own resources, became a student in Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg's private school in 1825...
, painter (d. 18811881 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup...
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