page_title: 1766 in Denmark
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 1766 in Denmark / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: A copperplate engraving depicting the first dance of King Christian VII and Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark at their wedding on 8 November 1766 at Christiansborg Palace. Further information about the wedding here.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1766 in Denmark.
context_section_description: 14 January – Crown Prince Christian becomes King Christian VII of Denmark.
  20 October - Christian Tychsen is appointed as governor of the Danish Gold Coast as the first on a regular basis.
  4 November Wedding of Gustav III and Sophia Magdalena
  8 November
  The wedding of King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain takes place at Christiansborg Palace accompanied by extensive celebrations throughout the city.
  The event is in the same time the inauguration of the Great Hall of the still not completed royal palace..
caption: 8 November: First dance of King Christian VII and Caroline Mathilde  at Christiansborg Palace
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