Events from the year 1654 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Frederick III[1]
- Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff
Events
edit- 12 August – Total solar eclipse across large parts of Jutland, Funen and Zealand.[2]
- 1 October – Formal diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom begins: The United Kingdom opens an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in London.
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- John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen presents Frederick III with a collection of works by Albert Eckhout from Brazil, comprising eight full-length portraits of local people of varying ethnicity, 12 still lifes of local produce and vegetation and three portraits.[3]
Births
edit- 28 March – Sophie Amalie Moth, royal mistress (died 1719)
- 5 June – Hans Munch, theologian and priest, bishop of Christianssand and of Christiania (died 1712).[4]
Deaths
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References
edit- ^ "Frederick III: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Espenak, Fred. "NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 1654 August 12". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ "Eckhout-malerierne fra Brasilien i 1640'erne" (in Danish). Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Thrap, Daniel (1887–1905). "Munch, Hans". In Bricka, C.F. (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XI. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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