1660 in Denmark

Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Paying Homage to the Hereditary King in Front of Copenhagen Castle, 18 October 1660
Wolfgang Heimbach, (1666)

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 trade returns 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]

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1660". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Enevældens indførelse 1660-1661" (in Danish). danmarkshistorie.dk. Retrieved 2011-06-23.

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