1774 in Denmark

Events from the year 1774 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian VII{{cite web |title=Christian VII {{!}} Scandinavian king |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-VII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 September 2019 |language=en}}
Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..{{cite web|url=http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1700/1774.html|title=1774|language=da|publisher=Selskabet for Københavns Historie|access-date=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201656/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1700/1774.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
26 Seåtember {{ndash}} Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.koengmuseum.dk/?page_id=2572|title=Salget af Vordingborg Ryttergods|language=Danish|website=Køng Museum|access-date=16 June 2022}}
Iselingen, Rosenfeldt, Snertinge and Avnø (32,000 rigsdaler) were sold to Reinhard Iselin.
Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-.
Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne.
Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler tp Hans Pedersen.
Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben.
Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://www.selskabetkjaeden.dk/|title=Selskabet Kjædens historie|language=da|publisher=Selskabet Kjæden|access-date=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109221443/http://selskabetkjaeden.dk/|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}

The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.roskildehistorie.dk/gods/klostergods/landklostre/Antvorskov/Antvorskov_slot.htm|title=Antvorskov Slot|language=Danish|website=Kulturstyrelsen|access-date=16 June 2022}}
Antvorskov
Valbygård was sold to general Joachim Melchior Holten Castenskiold of Borreby,
Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh.
Pebringegård was sold to Georg Ditlev Frederik Koës
Gyldenholm (two lots) was sold to Anders Dinesen.
Tårnborg was sold to Dyrehovedgård.
The Barony of Holberg is established by Ludvig Holberg from the manors of Brorupgård and Tersløsegaard.

5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842)
15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837)
29 April {{ndash}} Christian Ludvig von Holten, governor in the Danish West Indies (died 1829)
11 June – Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate (died 1823)
17 August {{ndash}} Johannes Rehling colonial administrator (died 1841)
13 December – Eline Heger, actress (died 1842)