1848 in Denmark

Events from the year 1848 in Denmark.

Incumbents

[Image:Folketoget i København 1848.jpg|thumb|200px|Demonstration for democratic reforms on 21 March in Copenhagen]
Image:Grundlovgivende rigsforsamling - Constantin Hansen.jpg|thumb|200px|The Constitutional Assembly at Christiansborg Palace in 1848, painted by Constantin Hansen between 1861 and 1865

21 March - A large demonstration goes to Christiansborg Palace. Absolutism is abolished.
The outbreak of the First Schleswig War
9 April - The Battle of Bov, the first battle of the war, is won by Denmark.
29 April - The Battle at Schleswig: Prussia has now entered the war and the German side has almost three times as many soldiers as Denmark, which has to withdraw to Funen. Jutland is left open to the German troops.
3 July - Slavery is definitively abolished in the Danish West Indies. It is officially confirmed on 22 September.
23 October - The Constitutional Assembly meets at Christiansborg Palace
The Conventicle Act was repealed