title: 1642 in Denmark
text: # 1642 in Denmark
  
  Events from the year 1642 in Denmark.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch – Christian IV
  * Steward of the Realm – Corfitz Ulfeldt
  
  ## Events
  
  * Hannibal Sehested is appointed Governor-General of Norway.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 19 February - Jørgen Knudsen Urne, statesman (born 1598)
  