1774 in Denmark

Decades:	1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s;
See also:	Other events of 1774; List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1774 in Denmark.

Incumbents

31 January – The Royal Danish Theatre reopens on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen..^[2]
26 Seåtember – Vordingborg Cacalry District is divided into 12 manors and sold at auction.^[3]
- 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 tp Hans Pedersen.
- Beldringe (48 000 rigsdaler) and Lekkende ( 40,000 rigsdaler) are sold to Frederik Sophus Raben.
- Kallehavegaard is sold to Peter Johansen.
27 November – The Order of the Chain is founded in Copenhagen.^[4]

The former Antvoeskov Cavalry District was divided into nine estates and sold by public auction.^[5]
- 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.

5 March – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (died 1842)
15 March – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (died 1837)
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)

^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "1774" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ "Salget af Vordingborg Ryttergods". Køng Museum (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Selskabet Kjædens historie" (in Danish). Selskabet Kjæden. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ "Antvorskov Slot". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.