1713 in Denmark

Events from the year 1713 in Denmark.

← 1712 1711 1710 1713 in Denmark → 1714 1715 1716
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s
See also:	Other events of 1713 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IV^[1]
• Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested

Events

13 August: The battle action "øvendal's Galley" and two Swedish ships of the line

• 13 August – Action between a gallay commanded by Løvendal and two Swedish ships of the line.

Undated

One Danish Mark (1/6 of a rigsdaler) printed in 1713, the first year of issue for paper currency in Denmark.^{[nb 1]}

• Two separate systems are introduced with courant and species, with courant being a debased currency also used for banknote issue.
• Bank notes are issued for the first time.
• The Royal Danish Military Academy (Landkadetakademiet) is founded by request of Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
• The Prøvestenen Battery is established in Copenhagen.
• The County of Vallø is established by Frederick IV for Queen Anne Sophie Reventlow,

Births

• 10 August – Christian Fleischer, civil servant (died 1768)

Full date missing

• Johannes Erasmus Iversen, composer (died 1755)

Deaths

• 29 March – Christian Thomsen Carl, naval officer (born 1676)

Full date unknown

• Ernst Brandenburger, master builder (year of birth unknown)