1711 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1711 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- January – An outbreak of plaque his Helsingør.
- May 25 – Helsingør is put under military blockade to prevent an outbreak of plague from spreading to Copenhagen. A total of 1,809, about one third of Helsingør's population, are killed by the disease in 1711. The efforts to keep the disease from spreading fail and a total of 40,000 people in Copenhagen and northern Zealand are killed by the disease during the outbreak. The blockade of Helsingør is not lifted until 25 July 1712.[2]
Undated[edit]
- The short-lived County of Friderichsholm is established by Frederick IV for his mistress Charlotte Helene von Schindel from the manors of Næsbyholm and Bavelse but dissolved again in 1716.
Births[edit]
- 7 April – Daniel Ernst Bille, naval officer (died 1790)
- November – Marcus Fredrik Bang, bishop (died 1789)
Date unknown[edit]
- Frederik Barfred, wine merchant (died 1794)
- Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (died 1770)
Deaths[edit]
- 17 May – Johann Gottfried Becker, pharmacist (born 1639)
Date unknown[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Frederick IV: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "1700-tallet: Introduktion" (in Danish). Øresundstid. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
