1679 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1679 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian V^[1]
• Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt

Events

• 2 September – The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends hostilities between Denmark-Norway and the Swedish Empire in the Scanian War. Denmark, pressured by France, restores all conquests made during the war to Sweden in turn for a "paltry indemnity".
• 26 September – The Peace of Lund end the Scanian War.

Births

Full date unknown

• Jacob Fosie, painter (died 1763)

Deaths

• 29 June – Christopher Heerfordt, pharmacist and botanist (born 1609)
• 16 September – Søren Nielsen May, priest (born (year of birth unknown)

Full date unknown

• Christoffer Godskesen Lindenov, naval officer and landowner (born 1612)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian V Scandinavian king. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. en.