1863 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
(until 15 November), Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish... - Prime minister – Carl Christian HallCarl Christian HallCarl Christian Hall , Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn....
(until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard MonradDitlev Gothard MonradDitlev Gothard Monrad was a Danish politician and bishop of Lolland-Falster.Monrad was one of the pioneers of the making of a constitutional Denmark after 1848...
Events
- October 22 – The first tramway in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ PladsSankt Annæ PladsSankt Annæ Plads is a public square which marks the border between the Nyhavn area and the Frederiksstaden district in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a long narrow rectangle which extends inland from the waterfront, at a point just north of the Royal Danish Playhouse at the base of the Kvæsthusbroen...
and Frederiksberg RunddelFrederiksberg RunddelFrederiksberg Runddel is a square in front of the main entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens, at the end of Frederiksberg Allé, in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.-History:...
. - November 15 – With Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
's accent to the Danuish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of OldenburgHouse of OldenburgThe House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...
. - Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German ConfederationGerman ConfederationThe German Confederation was the loose association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries. It acted as a buffer between the powerful states of Austria and Prussia...
as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol. - December 24 – SaxonSaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
and HanoverianKingdom of HanoverThe Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinFrederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-HolsteinDuke Frederick VIII , succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.-Life:...
took control of the government of Holstein.
Births
- June 21 – Anne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-Nielsen was a Danish sculptor. Her preferred themes were domestic animals and people, with an intense, naturalistic portrayal of movements and sentiments. She also depicted themes from Nordic mythology...
, sculptor (d. 19451945 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - German military rule , Vilhelm Buhl , Knud Kristensen-Events:...
) - June 25 – Frederik JensenFrederik JensenFrederik Jensen was a Danish stage and film actor.He was involved in stage throughout much of his career, appearing in films during his final years.-Filmography:*Hesten *Skal vi vædde en million?...
, stage and film actor (d. 19341934 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Births:* June 29 – Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, balletmaster, theatre director -Deaths:* February 14 – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor...
) - September 7 – Jens Ferdinand WillumsenJens Ferdinand WillumsenJens Ferdinand Willumsen was a Danish artist who was associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. Although he was Danish, Willumsen lived almost half of his life in France...
, painter 19581958 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – H. C. Hansen-Births:* March 26 – Michael Madsen, light-heavyweight boxer* April 4 – Morten Frost, badminton player* April 22 – Jesper Garnell, boxer-Deaths:...
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Deaths
- November 15 – Frederick VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
. king of Denmark (b. 18081808 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII , HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff-Events:...
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