1797 in Denmark
Events from the year 1797 in Denmark.
Incumbents
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
- 20 June – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer
- 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark
- 20 August – Johan Frederik Møller, painter and photographer
- 25 August – Henrik Hertz, poet during the Danish Golden Age
Deaths
- 5 April Georg Mathias Fuchs, painter
- 28 May - Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress
- 21 June – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician
- 20 August – Mariane Bournonville, ballet dancer
- 19 December – Jørgen Wichfeld, landowner