1601 in Denmark

Events from the year 1601 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch — Christian IV
 * Steward of the Realm — Christoffer Valkendorff (until 17 January)

Births

 * 13 September – Axel Urup, military officer and supreme court justice (died 1671)

Deaths

 * 17 January – Christoffer Valkendorff, Danish-Norwegian statesman and Steward of the Realm (born 1525)
 * 24 October – Tycho Brahe, astronomer and alchemist (born 1546)