1480s in Denmark
{{short description|none}}
Events from the 1480s in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch — King Christian I (until 21 May 1481),{{cite web|title=Christian I: Scandinavian king|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-I-Scandinavian-king|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=19 November 2019|language=en}} King John{{cite web|title=John {{!}} king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-king-of-Denmark-Norway-and-Sweden|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=19 November 2019|language=en}}
- Steward of the Realm — Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz (1456–80), Strange Nielsen Strangesen Bild (1482–87), Poul Laxmand (1489–1502)
Events
- 1481 – John becomes King of Denmark
- 1482 – Copenhagen University Library is founded.
- 1484 – Køge Friary is founded on land donated by the king.
Births
- 1 July 1481 – Christian II of Denmark (d. 1559)
- 24 June 1485 – Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1555 in Germany)
= Date unknown =
- {{circa|1480}} – Christiern Pedersen, scholar and publisher (d. 1554)
- {{circa|1480}} – Eske Bille, diplomat and statesman (d. 1552)
- {{circa|1482}} – Willehad of Denmark, one of the Martyrs of Gorkum (d. 1572)
- {{circa|1484}} – Jacob the Dacian, Franciscan missionary to the Purépecha (d. 1566)
- {{circa|1484}} – Skipper Clement, leader of the peasant rebellion that was part of Count's Feud (d. 1536)
- {{circa|1485}} – Stygge Krumpen, last bishop of Børglum (d. 1551)
- {{circa|1489}} – Hans Rev, last pre-Reformation Bishop of Oslo (d. 1545)
Deaths
;1481
- 21 May – Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (born 1421)
1483
- 18 May – Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark (born 1461 in Saxony)
;1486
- 23 June – Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (born 1456)