1671 in Denmark

Events from the year 1671 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian V

Events

 * March – Charles Bertie (senior) is named British envoy-extraordinary to Denmark.
 * 20 September – Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine is married to Charles, the heir of the Electorate of the Palatinate at Sophie Amalienborg in Copenhagen.

Undated

 * Paul Kurtz completes the Crown of Christian V.
 * Anointing of Christian V at Frederiksborg Castle.
 * The Order of the Dannebrog is instituted, comprising only a single class of 50 noble knights, plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons.
 * Lambert van Haven is appointed General Building Master, as the first to hold this post, with overall responsibility for executing the king's architectural wishes.
 * Abraham Wuchters is appointed Painter to the Danish Court.
 * The titles Landgrave and Land Baron are introduced as the highest noble ranks in Denmark with the creation of counties and baronies.
 * The "King's New Square", Kongens Nytorv, is established in Copenhagen with inspiration from the Paris.
 * The military Garnisons Cemetery is inaugurated outside Copenhagen's Eastern City Gate.
 * Danish West India Company is founded and will settle on St. Thomas the following year, founding the Danish West Indies.

Births

 * 5 February – Bartholomæus Deichman bishop (d. 1731).
 * 17 March – Joachim Melchior von Holten, colonial administrator (died 1708)
 * 21 June – Christian Detlev Reventlow, diplomat and military leader (1738)
 * 21 July – Hendrick Krock, painter to the Danish Court (d. 1738)
 * 8 October – Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Schleswig (d. 1702)
 * 11 October – Frederick IV, king of Denmark (d. 1730)

Full date unknown

 * Benoît Le Coffre, painter to the Danish Court (d. 1722)
 * Morgan Bryan, grandfather of Rebecca Boone (d. 1763)

Deaths

 * 15 March – Axel Urup, military engineer and commander (b. 1601)