1730 in Denmark
Events from the year 1730 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IV, Christian VI
- Grand Chancellor – Ulrik Adolf Holstein
- Prime Minister – Iver Rosenkrantz
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
- Caroline von Schimmelmann, Danish countess
Deaths
- 7 January – Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar
- 2 February Abraham Kløcker, merchant
- 12 October – Frederick IV, King of Denmark