Polemonium Reptans

Events from the year 1623 in Denmark.

• Monarch – Christian IV

• Frederick III, then prince Frederick, becomes administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, a title which he held until being expelled by the Catholic League in 1629, and then regained from 1635 to 1645.
• Ladegården is established by Christian IV.

• 28 August – Steen Ottesen Brahe, military officer and landowner (died 1677)
• 28 December – Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov, daughter of king Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk (died 1677)

• Frederik Ahlefeldt, statesman and Grand Chancellor (died 1686)
• Lucas Debes, priest and author (died 1675 in the Faroe Islands)

• 2 January – Sivert Beck, landowner and treasurer (born 1566)

• Mogens Pedersøn, musician and composer (born c. 1583)
• Peder Munk, ambassador and navigator (born 1534)