1844 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 – 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...
Deaths
- March 7 – Christian HornemanChristian HornemanChristian Horneman was a Danish miniature and pastels painter, mainly known for portraits. He was the father of the composer Emil Horneman and grandfather of C. F. E. Horneman, also a composer.-Biography:...
, miniature painter (b. 17651765 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick V* Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff-Births:* June 10 – Cladius Detlev Fritzsch, flower painter * August 15 – Christian Horneman, miniature painter...
) - March 15 – Adam August MüllerAdam August MüllerAdam August Müller , a Danish history painter, was one of Eckersberg's favourite students. Though he suffered from poor health and died when only 32, his work is recognized as an important component in Danish art.-Biography:...
, painter (b. 18111911 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Frederick VIII* Prime minister - Klaus Berntsen-Deaths:* February 3 – Christian Bohr, physician * December 5 – Edvard Petersen, painter -See also:...
) - March 24 – Bertel ThorvaldsenBertel ThorvaldsenBertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...
, sculptor (b. 17701770 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff , Johann Friedrich Struensee-Deaths:* May 27 – Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark -See also:...
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