1626 in Denmark
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IV{{cite web|title=Christian IV: Scandinavian king|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-IV|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=19 November 2019|language=en|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107101512/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-IV|url-status=live}}
Events
File:Lutter Schlacht Bild.png, which saw members of the Catholic League defeat an army led by Christian IV of Denmark in 1626]]
- 27 August {{ndash}} The Battle of Lutter.
- 25 April {{ndash}} The Battle of Dessau Bridge.
=Undated=
- Christian IV initiates the construction of Sankt Annæ Skans on the coast north of Copenhagen.
- Hans Poulsen Resen succeeds Christen Sørensen Longomontanus as rector of the University of Copenhagen.
Births
- 7 April {{ndash}} Ole Borch, scientist, physician, grammarian, and poet (died 1690)
- 15 July Christiane Sehested, daughter of Christian IV (died 1670)
- 15 July {{ndash}} Hedevig Ulfeldt daughter of Christian IV (died 1678)
=Full date missing=
- Christian Foss, physician and Supreme Court justice (died 1680)
- Abel Cathrine, courtier and philanthropist (died 1676)
Deaths
=Full date unknown=
- Hans Nielsen, composer (born 1559)
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