1655 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1655 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Frederick III[1]
- Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff
Events
[edit]Undated
[edit]- Paul Kurtz comes to Denmark from Germany where he later becomes Goldsmith to the Danish Court
Culture
[edit]Art
[edit]- Abel Schrøder completes an elaborately carved Cartilage Baroque-style altarpiece for Vester Egesborg Church in Næstved.
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Abel Schrøder's altarpiece in Vester Egesborg Church.
Births
[edit]- 6 March – Frederik Krag, civil servant (died 1728)
- 10 September – Caspar Bartholin the Younger, anatomist (died 1738)
- 1 December – Bendix Grodtschilling the Younger, painter (died 1707)
Deaths
[edit]- 9 February – Caspar Fincke, court smith (born 1584)
- 9 June – Laurids Mortensen Scavenius, clergyman (born 1599)
- 31 August – Ole Worm, physician and antiquary (born 1588)
- 20 December – Gregers Krabbe, Governor-general of Norway (born 1594)
References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick III: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
