1809 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1809 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VI
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
Undated
- Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, since 1805 organist at Church of Our Lady, has his debut at the Royal Danish Theatre with the singspiel Sovedrikken, and from then on his romances become an important part of the Danish music scene.[1]
Births
- 7 February – Frederik Paludan-Müller, poet (died 1876)
- 18 March – Frederik Ferdinand Helsted, painter and drawing master (died 1875)
- 13 May – Emil Horneman, composer and art and music tradesman (died 1870)
Deaths
- 4 June – Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, painter (born 1743)
- Charlotte Elisabeth Henriette Holstein, courtier (born 1741)
