1660 in Denmark
# 1660 in Denmark

Events from the year 1660 in Denmark.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Frederick III
* Steward of the Realm – Joachim Gersdorff (until October, office disbanded)

## Events

* 27 May – The Treaty of Copenhagen is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
* 31 May – The Swedish troops depart from their camps outside Copenhagen.
* 11 July – The city gates of Copenhagen re-opens and trade returns to normal.
* 10 September – The estates gather at Copenhagen Castle to solve the financial problems faced after the wars and Frederick plays the different estates against each other.
* 10 October – The 1660 Danish state of emergency is declared by the king with the purpose of putting pressure on the nobility, a move which proves successful.
* 13 October – Bishop Hans Svane publicly offers the Heraldry Kingdom to the annulment of the Håndfæstning, and the institution of absolute monarchy is instituted by decree.
* 14 October – A Constituent Commission set up by the king meets for the first time to embark on the task of drawing up a new constitution but unable to agree it simply decides to cancel the existing Håndfæstning and leave it to the king to write the new constitution.
* 17 October – Extensive celebrations pay homage to the new Heraldry King.
* 4 November – The Chancellery and the "Geheime-statsrådet" are established.

## Deaths

* 5 June – Anne Holck, noblewoman (born 1602)
* 19 December – Ove Gjedde, admiral (born 1594)
