Events from the year 1774 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Christian VII Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Events January 31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..
September 26 Seåtember Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction. Iselingen, Rosenfeldt, Snertinge and Avnø (32,000 rigsdaler) were sold to Reinhard Iselin. Øbjerggaard are sold for 30,050 rigsdaler to Niels Ruberg-. Lundbygård is sold for 34,000 rigsdaler to Casper Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne. Skovbygård is sold for 30,120 rigsdaler to Hans Pedersen. Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende (40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben. Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
November 27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen.
Undated The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction. Antvorskov Valbygård was sold to general Joachim Melchior Holten Castenskiold of Borreby, Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh. Pebringegård was sold to Georg Ditlev Frederik Koës Gyldenholm (two lots) was sold to Anders Dinesen. Tårnborg was sold to Dyrehovedgård. The Barony of Holberg is established by Ludvig Holberg from the manors of Brorupgård and Tersløsegaard.
Births
7 February Frederik Christian Kielsen, educator and publisher (died 1850) 5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842) 15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837) 15 April Sophie Thalbitzer, memorist (died 1851) 29 April Christian Ludvig von Holten, governor in the Danish West Indies (died 1829) 11 June – Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate (died 1823) 17 August Johannes Rehling colonial administrator (died 1841) 27 September Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne Sr., jurist (died 1835) 26 November Peter Frederik Wulff, naval officer (died 1842) 13 December – ≈Eline Heger, actress (died 1842)
Deaths
13 August – Peter Applebye, industrialist (born 1709) 24 December – Peter Fenger (born 1719)
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