1842 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – 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 – Otto JoachimOtto Joachim (politician)Otto Joachim, greve Moltke til Stridfeld og Walkendorf was the Minister of State of Denmark from 1824 to 1842. He was descended from Adam Gottlob Moltke, who had exercised extensive political power during the reign of Frederick V....
, Poul Christian StemannPoul Christian StemannPoul Christian Stemann was a Danish state official and leading minister 1827-1848.Stemann belonged to an old civil service family of German origin that has created many Danish local officials. As a young man he was relatively liberal, later becoming a deep conservative...
Births
- March 2 – Carl JacobsenCarl JacobsenCarl Christian Hillman Jacobsen was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist, the son of J. C. Jacobsen, who founded the brewery Carlsberg and named it after him.-Career:...
, brewer, industrialist and arts patron (d. 19141914 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle-Births:* March 3 - Asger Jorn, painter * April 2 - Hans J...
) - August 17 – Hugo Egmont HørringHugo Egmont HørringHugo Egmont Hørring was a Danish politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring....
, politician, prime minister of Denmark (d. 19091909 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Frederick VIII* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard , Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg -Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Frederick VIII* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard (until 16 August), Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg -Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Frederick VIII* Prime minister - Niels...
) - November 16 – Hannibal SehestedHannibal Sehested (council president)Hannibal Sehested was Danish Council President from 27 April 1900 to 24 July 1901 as the leader of the Cabinet of Sehested. He was the last Danish Council President appointed by the king without support from the Danish Parliament before Denmark switched to a parliamentary system and the secret...
, prime minister of Denmark (d. 19241924 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard , Thorvald Stauning-Births:*29 November - Erik Balling, TV and film director * 7 December – Bent Fabricius-Bjerre-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard (until 24 April), Thorvald...
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Deaths
- October 8 – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (b. 17741774 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg-Births:* March 5 – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer -See also:...
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