1797 in Denmark

Events from the year 1797 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII
• Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff (until 21 June), Christian Günther von Bernstorff

Events

• 21 June – Prime Minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff dies, and is replaced by his son, Christian Günther von Bernstorff.

Births

• 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark (died 1861)
• 25 August – Henrik Hertz, poet during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870)

Deaths

• 21 June – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician (born 1735)

References

See also

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