This is a page about the chronological history of Denmark, starting with the Stone Age and ending with present Denmark.
Stone Age-iron age Event Date Result Stone Age 12,000 bc starting of the Stone AgeYamnaya culture migration to Denmark5,000 bcfirst people of Denmark died out
Viking age-Middle ages Event Date Result Founding of Ribe 705 Ribe becomes a trading center Battle of Brávellir 770 Death of Harald Wartooth Gudfred's Invasion of the Obodrites 808 Seaborne invasion was successful Gudfred's Invasion of Frisia 810 Death of Gudfred Treaty of Heiligen 811 Danish border confirmed at the Eider Great Heathen Army invasion of England 865 Establishment of the DanelawSiege of Paris (885–886)885Paris defended from the Vikings Gorm the old's conquest of Denmark 936 Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark Christianization of Denmark 960s Denmark officially converted to Christianity German–Danish war of 974974Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981Battle of Svolder1000Division of NorwayCnut's invasion of England1016England subjugated by DenmarkBattle of Helgeå1026Unclear resultsDeath of Cnut the great1035Fraction of the North Sea Empirepeasant rebellion in Vendsyssel1086Death of Canute IVDanish Civil Wars 1131–1134; 1139–1143; 1146–1157 Valdemar I of Denmark becomes King of Denmark Wendish Crusade 1147 Crusader victory Founding of Copenhagen1167 Copenhagen founded by Absalon Battle of Dösjebro 1181 Royal victory Battle of Stellau 1201 Holstein Subjugated Battle of Lyndanisse 1215 Flag of Denmark reportedly fell downExpedition to Frisia1252Death of AbelMurder of Erik V1286Death of ErikRebellion against Christopher II of Denmark1326Christopher II of Denmark deposed Reunification of Denmark 1340-1360 Valdemar IV buys Denmark Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370) 1361-1370 Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania Treaty of Kalmar 1397 Establishment of the Kalmar Union Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) 1426-1435 Henseatic Victory Coup d'état against Erik of Pomerania 1439-1440 Christopher of Bavaria succeeds the danish throneTreaty of Ribe1460Schleswig and Holstein should remain Forever Undivided
1500-1814 Event Date Result Battle of Hemmingstedt1500failure to subdue DithmarschenWar of Deposition against King Hans1501-1504John, King of Denmark deposited as king of SwedenKnut Alvsson Leads a rebellion 1501-1504failure of the rebellion Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512)1501-1512Treaty of Malmö (1512) Establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy"Den danske flåde 1510-2010" Retrieved 5 June 2010.1510 establishment of the Dano-Norwegian navy Christian II becomes king1513Christian II becomes king of Denmark and NorwayDano-Swedish War (1512–1520) Battle of Brännkyrka Battle of Bogesund Siege of Stockholm (1520)1512-1520Sweden reincorporated into the Kalmar UnionSiege of Copenhagen (1523) 1523 Christian II Deposed Revolts for the reinstalment of Christian II1524Frederik I retains the throne Christian II's Invasion of Norway 1532 Christian II captured Outbreak of Count's Feud1534Start of a religious civil war in DenmarkInvasion of Norway1537Norway incorporated into DenmarkNorthern Seven Years' War Battle of Bornholm (1563) Battle of Öland (1563) Battle of Mared (1563) First battle of Öland (1564) Action of 14 August (1563) Battle of Rügen (1565) Action of 4 June (1565) Action of 7 July (1565) Battle of Axtorna (1565) Battle of Brobacka (1566) Action of 26 July (1566) Siege of Varberg (1569)1563-1570War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden startTreaty of Stettin1570Denmark became the supreme and dominating power in Northern Europe, yet failed to restore the Kalmar Union. Discovery of SN 15721572Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe discovers SN 1572Founding of Kristianopel1603Founding of KristianopelChristian IV's expeditions to Greenland First expedition (1605) Second expedition (1606) Third expedition (1607)1605-1607Mostly unsuccessful expeditions to GreenlandJens Munk expedition to the Barents Sea1609Failure to find the Northeast PassageKalmar War Siege of Kalmar (1611) Storming of Kristianopel (1611) Battle of Vittsjö (1612) Battle of Kringen (1612)1611-1613Denmark remains the dominant Nordic power Ove Gjedde expedition
Action of 19 February 1619 Establishment of Tharangambadi (1620) Conquest of Koneswaram Temple (1622)1618-1622creation of Danish India, but failure to monopolize Sri LankaJens Munk expedition to the Northwest Passage1619 Jens Munk lands at Hudson Bay, but most of his crew dies on the expedition Thirty Years' War Battle of Dessau Bridge (1626) Battle of Lutter (1626) Siege of Stralsund (1628) Battle of Wolgast (1628)1625-1630 Treaty of Lübeck Torstenson War Battle of Kolding (1644) Battle of Colberger Heide (1644) Battle of Fehmarn (1644) Battle of Bysjön (1644) Action of 16 May 1644 (1645)1643-1645 Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) March Across the Belts (1657) Battle of Møn (1657) Siege of Kolding (1658) Capture of Carolusborg (1658) 1657-1658 Treaty of Roskilde Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) Siege of Copenhagen (1658) Assault on Copenhagen (1659) Battle of Rödsund (1659) Battle of Ebeltoft (1659) Battle of the Sound (1659) Battle of Nyborg (1659) Bornholm Revolt (1660) 1658-1660 Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) Lex Regia 1664-1665 Frederik III becomes an Absolute monarch Dano-Dutch War 1661-1665 Danish presence preserved at the Gold Coast Scanian War Battle of Lund (1676) Bremen-Verden campaign (1676) Battle of Halmstad (1676) Invasion of Gotland (1676) Battle of Bornholm (1676) Battle of Öland (1676) Jämtland campaign (1677) Battle of Landskrona (1677) Siege of Malmö (1677) Battle of Marstrand (1677) Battle of Uddevalla (1677) Battle of Møn (1677) Battle of Køge Bay (1677) Siege of Bohus fortress (1678) Invasion of Rügen (1678) 1675-1679 Peace of Lund Danish Code 1683 Danish law code reformed Gregorian calendar introduced in Denmark 1700 Introduction of the Gregorian calendar Great Northern War Siege of Tönning (1700) Battle of Reinbek (1700) Landing at Humlebæk (1700) Bombardment of Copenhagen (1700) Battle of Køge Bay (1710) Battle of Wismar (1711) Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715) Siege of Stade (1712) Battle of Gadebusch (1712) Battle of Fehmarn (1715) Battle of Rügen (1715) Battle of Stresow (1715) Battle of Høland (1716) Battle of Dynekilen (1716) Battle of Gothenburg (1717) Siege of Fredriksten (1718) Attack on Marstrand (1719) 1700, 1709-1721 Treaty of Frederiksborg Abolition of Vornedskab 1702 Vornedskab abolished Tranquebar Mission 1706 First Bible translations into Tamil Danish Auxiliary Corps in Habsburg service 1701–1709 Danish Auxiliary Corps in Anglo-Dutch service 1701–1714 1701-1714 Danish troops send to the War of the Spanish Succession Hans Egede Expedition 1721 Kangeq converted to Christianity Copenhagen Fire of 1728 1728 28% of Copenhagen burned Stavnsbånd introduced 1733 Introduction of Stavnsbånd 1733 slave insurrection on St. John 1733-1734 Rebellion quelled Battle of Jakobshavn 1739 Danish consolidation of Greenland Treaty of San Ildefonso 1742 The treaty was never made effective Cattle War 1756 Status quo ante bellum Strilekrigen 1765 Rebellion quelled Danish–Algerian War 1769-1772 Algerian victory Johann Friedrich Struensee rise to power 1770 Johann Friedrich Struensee becomes de facto leader of Denmark Danish Royal Life Guards' Mutiny 1771 Execution of Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1772 Sagbadre War 1784 Anlo loses all territory it had previously acquired from its neighbors Lofthusreisingen 1786-1787 Rebellion quelled Abolition of Stavnsbånd 1788 Stavnsbånd abolished Theatre War Battle of Kvistrum 1788-1789 Status quo ante bellum Battle of Tripoli 1797 Danish victory Lærdal farmers' rebellion 1800-1802 Rebellion quelled English Wars (Scandinavia)/ Gunboat War Battle of West Kay (1801) Battle of Copenhagen (1801) (1801) Battle of Lübeck (1806) Battle of Copenhagen (1807) Battle of Køge (1807) Battle of Alvøen (1808) Battle of Saltholm (1808) Action of 2 March 1808 (1808) Battle of Zealand Point (1808) Battle of Silda (1810) Battle of Anholt (1811) Battle of Grimstad Bay (1811) Battle of Lyngør (1812) 1801, 1807–1814 Norway ceded to the King of SwedenHeligoland ceded to United KingdomSwedish Pomerania ceded to Denmark Outlawing of Atlantic slave trade 1803 Atlantic slave trade outlawed Evacuation of La Romana's division 1808 Anglo-Spanish evacuation Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 Battle of Lier (1808) Battle of Toverud (1808) Battle of Rødenes (1808) Battle of Trangen (1808) Battle of Furuholm (1808) Battle of Mobekk (1808) Battle of Prestebakke (1808) Battle of Berby (1808) Jämtland Campaigns of 1808–1809 1808-1809 Treaty of Jönköping Huéscar-Danish War 1808 Peace treaty Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution 1809 Danish government restored War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Bornhöved (1813) Battle of Sehested (1813) 1813-1814 Treaty of KielAntisemitic riots 1813 Jews gets equal rights under the law
1814-1945 Event Date Result Hep-Hep riots 1819-1820 Leaders of the Antisemites arrested Capture of the sloop Anne 1825 Anne (El Mosquito) is disabled; pirates flee ashore Katamanso War 1826 Anglo-Danish-Dutch Victory 1848 Saint Croix slave rebellion 1848Emancipation of the Saint Croix slaves March Revolution 1848 Constitution of Denmark First Schleswig War Battle of Bov (1848) Battle of Dybbøl (1848) Battle of Mysunde (1848) Battle of Nybøl Skirmish of Oversø (1848) Battle of Schleswig (1848) Battle of Heligoland (1849) Skirmish of Århus (1849) Battle of Eckernförde (1849) Battle of Fredericia (1849) Battle of Heligoland (1849) Battle of Isted (1850) Battle of Lottorf (1850) 1848-1852 Denmark retains Schleswig Second Schleswig War Battle of Als Evacuation of Danevirke Battle of Dybbøl Evacuation of Fredericia Battle for Königshügel Battle of Lundby Battle of Mysunde (1864) Battle of Sankelmark Battle of Vejle Battle of Heligoland (1864) Battle of Jasmund (1864) 1864 Treaty of Vienna (1864) 1878 St. Croix labor riot 1878 Rebellion ended Easter Crisis 1920 The king's role reduced to a symbolic head of state. Schleswig unification1920 South Jutland reincorporated into Denmark Dano-Norwegian border dispute 1931-1933 Disputed territory awarded to Denmark Occupation of Denmark 1940-1945 Denmark occupied after Operation Weserübung
1945-present Event Date Result 1946 Faroese independence referendum 1946 Home rule established on the Faroe Islands Danish accession into NATO 1949 Denmark becomes a member of NATO Greenlandic independence 1979 Greenland gains more autonomy Operation Bøllebank 1994 UN forces repulse Serb ambush Abdication of Margrethe II 2024 Abdication of Margrethe II
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