1797 in Denmark
Events from the year 1797 in Denmark. Incumbents
 Monarch – Christian VII
 Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff (until 21 June), Christian Günther von Bernstorff

Events

 1 March  Kreditkassen for Husejere i Kjøbenhavn is founded by royal resolution. 16 May  HDMS Najaden in battle with local ships off Tripoli. 21 June – Prime Minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff dies, and is replaced by his son, Christian Günther von Bernstorff. 5 July – Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow, is appointed to Minister of the State. Culture

Art
 Jens Juel paints Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe. Births
 22 May – Eleonora Zrza, opera soprano (died 1862)
 20 June – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer (died 1849)
 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark (died 1861)
 25 August – Henrik Hertz, poet during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870)
 19 December – Jørgen Wichfeld, landowner (born 1729)

Deaths
 5 April  Georg Mathias Fuchs, painter (died 1719)
 28 May – Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (born 1761)
 21 June – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician (born 1735)
 20 August
 Mariane Bournonville, ballet dancer (born 1768)
 Johan Frederik Møller, painter and photographer (died 1971)

References

External links

 
1790s in Denmark
Denmark
Years of the 18th century in Denmark