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Danish Citizenship Act of 1776

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Exemptions aimed at attracting wealthy foreigners were few. The right of citizenship legitimized the national identity that had developed in bourgeois Danish circles, where the law was received with enthusiasm. However, it did not eradicate Danish dislike of the king's German-speaking subjects, which
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in 1849, the authority to grant naturalisation was transferred from the king to the parliament. Apart from its provisions on naturalisation, the Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 remained in force until 1898, when Denmark introduced its first general citizenship legislation with the adoption of the Act
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in response to growing anti-German sentiment in the population following Struensee's fall in 1772, especially among the country's emerging bourgeoisie. The act was proclaimed on Christian VII's birthday (29 January 1776), giving the right of citizenship constitutional status, and the king promised
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at birth. Children born on the territory to alien parents would have to remain in the Danish kingdom to meet its criteria. Immigrants could only acquire a status equal to that of native-born persons through naturalisation by royal decree.
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that it would never be withdrawn. After that, attaining office was only possible for those born in the state, which was defined as all of the king's kingdoms and lands, i.e. Denmark, Norway and the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
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under which access to public positions in the kingdom of Denmark became the prerogative of native-born subjects and those who were considered their equals.
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in Copenhagen. An allegorical porcelain figurine by Daniel Adzer was also produced by the same factory. Another allegorical sculpture was created by
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Under the Danish Citizenship Act of 1776, only children born on Danish territory of Danish parents acquired
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The Danish court was for centuries dominated by German-speaking aristocratic immigrants, culminating with
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The Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 was proclaimed with great festivities. One of the
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rule in 1770-72. The Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 was created at the initiative of
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to mark the event. After her loss in 1783 she was followed by
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Danish
Christian VII
Johann Friedrich Struensee
Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Danish constitution
Royal Danish Navy
Indfødsretten
another ship by the same name
Daniel Adzer
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Nicolai Abildgaard
A plate with the Indfødsret pattern
Daniel Adzer's allegorical porcelain figurine.
Abildgaard's allegorical sculpture.
Mother Denmark


"Indfødsretten"


"Report on Citizenship Law: Denmark"
"Indfødsretten (1776)"
"Daniel Adzer"
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Categories
Danish nationality law
18th century in Danish law
1776 in Denmark

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