1717 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1717 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Frederick IV{{cite web |title=Frederick IV {{!}} king of Denmark and Norway |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-IV-king-of-Denmark-and-Norway |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=18 November 2019 |language=en}}
Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested

Events

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13–14 May – Battle of Gothenburg, battle of the Great Northern War.
25 December {{ndash}} The Christmas Flood of 1717 affects the west coast of Sønderjylland.

Undated

Planters move from Saint Thomas to Saint John. leading to Denmark claiming the island in 1718.

Births

2 January {{ndash}} Villum Berregaard, government official and Supreme Court justice (died 1769)
27 October {{ndash}} Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm, jurist and government official (died 1781)

Deaths

1 July {{ndash}} Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (born 1647)
21 December {{ndash}} Gustav Wilhelm Wedel Jarlsberg, general (born 1641)

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