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1681 in Denmark 
Summary
Events from the year 1681 in Denmark.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch – Christian V[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt
Events edit
- April –The pastor Jacob Worm who is a prisoner at Copenhagen Fortress, is sentenced to death for his satirical poems directed at the king, Thomas Kingo (his father-in-law) and others, but is pardoned and instead send to Tranquebar in exile.[2]
- 16 April – A royal decree orders the execution of a new cadastral survey. Christian V's Cadastre is completed in 1688.
- 25 June – A royal decree provides for the first street lighting in Copenhagen. 500 street lights using whale oil are installed but are not to be lit on light summer nights or when the moon is out.[2]
- 29 June – King Christian V travels from Copenhagen to Kolding in just one day, leaving at 03.00 and arriving Kolding at 22:00.[3]
Undated edit
- Ole Rømer returns to Denmark from Paris and is appointed as a professor at University of Copenhagen.
- Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin is the English ambassador to Denmark.[4]
- An attempt to construct a dry dock in Copenhagen fails as it continues to take on water.[2] A new dry dock is not completed until 1739 at Christianshavn.[5]
- The oldest house at Nyhavn in Copenhagen is built.[2]
- Frederiksholm Canal is dug out and Storm Bridge is built in Copenhagen.[2]
- The Barony of Høegholm is established by Christian V from Fævejle and Lykkesholm as well as other land in the area.
Births edit
- 5 August – Vitus Bering, explorer (died 1741 in Imperial Russia)
Undated edit
- Niels Dorph, bishop (died 1758)
Deaths edit
- 3 January – Cornelius Pedersen Lerche, nobleman (born 1615)
- 9 January – Anne Gøye, noblewoman and book collector (born 1709)
References edit
- ^ "Christian V | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "1681" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Christian V. Konge og sportsmand" (in Danish). thm.d. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ History of Parliament Online - Robartes, Robert
- ^ "Gammel Dok". indenforvoldene.dk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2010.