1688 in Denmark

Events from the year 1688 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian V

Events

 * 3 August – the Royal Pawn is created by royal ordinance.

Births

 * 31 October – Jacob Benzon, nobleman and Governor-general of Norway (died 1775)

Deaths

 * 1 June
 * Peder Hansen Resen, historian (born 1625)
 * Nicolai Esmit, Governor of the Danish West Indies
 * 4 August – Sophie Amalie Lindenov, noblewoman and landowner (born 1649)