1661 in Denmark

Events from the year 1661 in Denmark.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 Births 3.1 Full date unknown 4 Deaths 4.1 Full date unknown 5 References 6 See also

Incumbents

• Monarch – King Frederick III

Events

• January 10 – The decision to introduce absolute monarchy from the previous year enters into effect.
• January 12 – The State College proposes a comprehensive codification of Danish law, later resulting in the Danish Code of 1683.
• January – The Royal Horse Guards is founded. It is discontinued in 1866.^[1]
• February 14 – The Supreme Court of Denmark is established.^[1]
• April 16 – Joachim Gersdorff dies suddanly, giving rise to rumours that he has been poisoned. His wife Øllegaard Huitfeld and a maidservant are indicted and convicted of murder.
• April 24 – Auctions are first authorized in Copenhagen and an auction master is engaged.^[1]
• May 7 – A tax on marriage is introduced (the so-called kopulationspenge)^[1]
• June 4 – The so-called Demarcation Line around Copenhagen is introduced when it is prohibited to build in the zone between the city's Fortification Ring and The Lakes.^[1]
• June 24 – The Coat of arms of Copenhagen is granted to the city by the king in appraisal of its citizens' efforts in repelling the Swedish siege and attack on the city the previous year. An accompanying royal letter of privilege also introduced various privileges which, however remained of relatively minor importance. The city is also granted the fief Roskilde (Bidstrup estate).* September – Corfitz Ulfeldt and Leonora Christina are released from their imprisonment at Hammershus on the island of Bornholm.^[1]

Undated

• Market towns are given a monopoly on trade and crafts.
• Møgeltønderhus is granted to Count Hans von Schack who demolishes most of it and builds the current Schackenborg Castle.

Births

Full date unknown

Deaths

• April 19 – Joachim Gersdorff, Steward of the Realm (b. 1611)

Full date unknown

References

See also

Years in Denmark (1800–present) 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012