Events from the year 1631 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IV[1]
Events
- 2 June – Frederik III gave 20 Danish-Dutch peasants the rights to settle at Allégade, founding the settlement of "Ny Amager" (New Amager) or "Ny Hollænderby" (New Dutchman-town) in what would later become known as Frederiksberg.
Undated
Births
- 22 February – Peder Syv, philologist, folklorist and priest, known for his collections of Danish proverbs and folksongs (died 1702).[3]
- 15 July – Jens Juel, diplomat and statesman (died 1700)
Deaths
- 14 October – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, and mother of King Christian IV (born 1557 in Wismar)
References
- ^ "Christian IV: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Nyboder". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1927). "Syv, Peder Pedersen". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 22 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 934. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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