1798 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1798 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Christian VII
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
- 20 June – The abolishment of the Stavnsbånd, a serfdom-like institution originally introduced in 1733. The implementation was gradual.
Undated
Births
- 4 June – Niels Laurits Høyen, art historian (Denmark's first) and critic (d. 1870)
- 19 July – Christian, future Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1869)
- 13 October – Herman Wilhelm Bissen, sculptor (d. 1868)
- 18 December – Emil Normann, painter (d. 1881)
Deaths
- 7 September – Peter Frederik Suhm, historian (b. 1728)
- 20 December – Johan Zoëga, entomologist and botanist (b. 1742)
References
See also
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