1540s in Denmark

Events from the year 1540s in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian III

Births

1542
- Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (died 1616)

1545
- C. 1545 - Ingeborg Skeel, land owner and county sheriff (died 1604)

1546
- June 29 - Dorothea of Denmark,duchess (died 1617)
- September 11 - Arild Huitfeldt, historian (died 1609)
- December 14 - Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died 1601)

Deaths

1544
- April 6 - Mogens Gøye, statesman (born c. 1470)

References

1540 in Europe

Sovereign states	Andorra Austria Denmark–Norway Denmark Norway England France Holy Roman Empire Hungary Ireland Malta Navarre Ottoman Empire Papal States Poland Portugal Prussia San Marino Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland

Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

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