Events from the year 1631 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Christian IV
Events 2 June Frederik III gave 20 Danish-Dutch peasants the rights to settle at Allégade, founding the settlement of "Ny Amager" (New Amager) or "Ny Hollænderby" (New Dutchman-town) in what would later become known as Frederiksberg.
Undated Construction of Nyboder begins.
Births
22 February – Peder Syv, philologist, folklorist and priest, known for his collections of Danish proverbs and folksongs (died 1702). 15 July – Jens Juel, diplomat and statesman (died 1700)
Deaths
19 June Jørgen Skeel, rifsmarsk (born 1578) 14 October – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, and mother of King Christian IV (born 1557 in Wismar)
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