1660 in Denmark

Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.

Incumbents

The Treaty of Copenhagen is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
May 31 – The Swedish troops depart from their camps outside Copenhagen.^[1]
July 11 – The city gates of Copenhagen re-opens and marketlife turns back to normal.^[1]
September 10 – The estates gather at Copenhagen Castle to solve the financial problems faced after the wars and Frederick plays the different estates against each other.^[2]
October 10 – The 1660 Danish state of emergency is declared by the king with the purpose of putting pressure on the nobility, a move which proves successful.^[2]
October 13 – Bishop Hans Svane publicly offers the Heraldry Kingdom to the annulment of the Haandfæstning, and the institution of absolute monarchy is instituted by decree.
October 14 – A Constituent Commission set up by the king meets for the first time to embark on the task of drawing up a new constitution but unable to agree it simply decides to cancel the existing Håndfæstning and leave it to the king to write the new constitution.^[2]
October 17 – Extensive celebrations pay homage to the new Heraldry King.^[1]
November 4 The Chancellery and the "Geheime-statsrådet" are established.^[2]