1490s in Denmark
Events from the 1490s in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch — King John
- Steward of the Realm — Poul Laxmand
Events
;1492- Faxe Church is constructed on the foundation of an older church.
- St. Clare's Priory is founded by King John I and Queen Christina with a gift of the former royal vegetable gardens in Copenhagen.
Births
- 12 November 1492 – Johan Rantzau, general and statesman
- 15 July 1497 – Francis of Denmark, son of John of Denmark
- Jørgen Sadolin, Lutheran reformer
- Peder Skram, naval admiral
Deaths
Undated- After 10 August 1492 — Evert Grubbe, Chancellor of the Realm