1743 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1743 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VI^[1]
• Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Events

• 2 August –
  • The Barony of Christiansdal is established by Ide Margrethe Reventlow from the manors of Adserstrup and Grimsted.
  • The Barony of Conradsborg is established by Ide Margrethe Reventlow for her son Christian Frederik Knuth from the manors of Sørup, Sandbygård and Rosengård.
• 30 December – Christian VI grants Johan Sigismund Schulin the Frederiksdal estate north of Copenhagen as a New Year present.

Undated

• Adam Gottlob Moltke assumes the post of Court Marshal, secured for him by crown prince Frederick, later King Frederick V.^[2]

Undated

Births

• 11 June – Arnoldus von Falkenskiold, colonel (died 1819)
• September 11 – Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, painter (died 1809)
• October 2 or 14 – Erik Pauelsen, painter (died 1790)
• 18 November – Johannes Ewald, dramatist, poet (died 1781)
• November 29 – Joachim Castenschiold, military officer (died 1817)

Deaths

• January 7 – Anne Sophie Reventlow, royal mistress, spouse by bigamy, later queen consort (born 1693)

References

1. "Christian VI". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
2. "Adam Gottlob, Greve (Count) Moltke". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 March 2017.