Events from the year 1712 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederick IV Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events
8 April The Danish frigate Heyeren sinks in Præstø Ghord after being shot upon by the Swedish frigate Hvita Örn, captained by Johan Casper Printz. 11 April – Battle of Fladstrand, battle of the Great Northern War. 11 May The Danish ship of the line Fuen and four Danish frigates refuses an attack from six Swedish frigates north of Hirsholmene. 1 July – The children of the theologian and landowner Hector Gottfried Masius are ennobled by letters patent with the name von der Maase. 20 December The Battle of Gadebusch.
Births
8 June Simon Hooglant, admiral (died 1789) 1 July Frederik Oertz, county governor and court official (died 1779) 7 October Christian Fædder, chief of police (died 1793)
Full date missing Johan Peter Suhr, businessman (died 1785)
Deaths 11 September Christian Vind, government official (born 1664)
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