1797 in Denmark
Events from the year 1797 in Denmark.Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VII
- Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
- 21 June – Prime Minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff dies, and is replaced by his son, Christian Günther von Bernstorff.
- 5 July – Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow, is appointed to Minister of the State.
Births
- 7 October – Peter Georg Bang, politician and jurist, prime minister of Denmark
- 25 August – Henrik Hertz, poet during the Danish Golden Age
- 19 December – Jørgen Wichfeld, landowner
Deaths
- 28 May - Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress
- 21 June – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician
- 20 August - Mariane Bournonville, ballet dancer
