1660 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick III
- Steward of the Realm: Joachim Gersdorff (until October, office disbanded)
Events
- 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]
Deaths
- December 19 - Ove Gjedde, admiral (born 1594)
References
See also
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