1730 in Denmark

Events from the year 1730 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick IV (until 12 October), Christian VI
 * Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein (until 17 October)
 * Prime Minister – Iver Rosenkrantz (from 17 October)

Events



 * 12 October – Christian VI becomes King of Denmark and Norway
 * Adam Gottlob Moltke was made chamberlain to crown prince Frederick, later King Frederick V.
 * 26 October – Cron Printz Christian departs from Copenhagen, bound for Canton. It is the first Danish expedition to China. She arrives back in Copenhagen on 27 June 1732.

Births

 * 2 November – Otto Friedrich Müller, naturalist (died 1784)


 * Full date missing
 * Caroline von Schimmelmann, Danish countess (d. 1795)

Deaths

 * 7 January – Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar (born 1663 in Iceland)
 * 2 February – Abraham Kløcker, merchant (born 1673)
 * 12 October – Frederick IV, King of Denmark (born 1671)