Events from the year 1769 in Denmark.

Incumbents Monarch – Christian VII Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Events January 29 January The Royal Danish Agricultural Society is founded.

August 15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway included, there 797,584 citizens in Denmark.

September 14 September – The outbreak of the Danish-Algerian War. 18 The island of Møn is divided into estates and sold at public auction in Stege. Estate No. 1 (Nygård, later Marienborg) is sold to quartermaster Esaias Fleischer for r 40,550 rigsdaler. Estate No. 2 (Fanegjord) is sold to the local farmers for 42,750 rigsdaler. Estate No. 3 (Sønderskov) is sold to the local farmers for 30,450 rigsdaler. Rstate No. 4 (Nordfeld) is sold to local farmers for 41,650 rigsdaler. Estate No. 5 (Klintholm) is sold to Hans Tersling for 50,000 rigsdaler. Ålebækgård is sold to Ålebækgårdskoven, Sømarke and the northern part of Klinteskoven (now Liselund) were sold to Mathias Schmidt.

Undated – Thomas Potter, a Scottish emigrant, establishes the first iron foundry in Denmark at Applebys Plads in Christianshavn, Copenhagen.

Culture Art Ulrich Ferdinand Beenfeldt cmpletes the Fenger family portrait.

Births JanuaryMarch

22 February – Hans Hansen, portrait painter (died 1828) 23 March Frederik Christian Raben, count, traveller and amateur naturalist (died 1838) 28 March Schack von Staffeldt, author (died 1826)

AprilJune 3 April Christian Günther von Bernstorff, statesman and landowner (died 1865)) 3 June Ludvig Manthey, pharmacist, businessman and landowner (died 1842)

KilySeptember 24 July – Peter Johansen Neergaard, landowner (died 1835) 31 July Carl Gottlob Rafn, physician (died 1808) 4 August Andreas Hartvig Godiche, publisher and printer (died 1714) 17 September Stephan Heger, actor and writer (died 1855)

OctoberDecember 8 November Michael Johannes Petronius Bille, naval officer (died 1845)

Deaths 29 January Johan Ludvig Holstein, politician and landowner (born 1694 in Mecklenburg) 3 April Christian Gotlob Mengel, publisher (born 1716( 4 November Andreas Brünniche, painter (born 1704) 1 December Villum Berregaardm government official and Supreme Court justice (norn 1717)

Full date missing Birgitte Sofie Gabel, noble and courtier (born 1746)

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