1490s in Denmark
overview of Denmark-related events during the 1490s
Events from the 1490s in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch — King John
Steward of the Realm — Poul Laxmand
Events
1492
Faxe Church is constructed on the foundation of an older church.
1497
St. Clare's Priory is founded by King John I and Queen Christina with a gift of the former royal vegetable gardens in Copenhagen.
Births
12 November 1492 – Johan Rantzau, general and statesman (died 1565)
15 July 1497 – Francis of Denmark, son of John of Denmark (died 1511)
Undated
Jørgen Sadolin (c. 1490), Lutheran reformer (died 1559)
Peder Skram (c. 1497), naval admiral (died 1581)
Deaths
10 November 1495 – Dorothea of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Denmark (born c.
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