1774 in Denmark

Events from the year 1774 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian VII
 * Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

 * 31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..
 * 26 Seåtember – Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction.
 * Iselingen, Rosenfeldt, Snertinge and Avnø (32,000 rigsdaler) were sold to  Reinhard Iselin.
 * Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-.
 * Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne.
 * Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler tp Hans Pedersen.
 * Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben.
 * Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
 * 27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen.

Undated

 * The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction.
 * Antvorskov
 * Valbygård was sold to general Joachim Melchior Holten Castenskiold of Borreby,
 * Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh.
 * Pebringegård was sold to Georg Ditlev Frederik Koës
 * Gyldenholm (two lots) was sold to Anders Dinesen.
 * Tårnborg was sold to Dyrehovedgård.
 * The Barony of Holberg is established by Ludvig Holberg from the manors of Brorupgård and Tersløsegaard.

Births

 * 5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842)
 * 15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837)
 * 29 April – Christian Ludvig von Holten, governor in the Danish West Indies (died 1829)
 * 11 June – Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate (died 1823)
 * 17 August – Johannes Rehling colonial administrator (died 1841)

Deaths

 * 13 August – Peter Applebye, industrialist (born 1709)
 * 24 December – Peter Fenger (born 1719)