Episode 3 of 4
Execution of Struensee and Brandt
- When
- 28 April 1772
- Where
- Copenhagen, site of the executions
The sentences were carried out on 28 April 1772, with Brandt being executed first; Struensee died the same day.
The sentences against those arrested in the January coup were carried out on 28 April 1772, with Enevold Brandt being executed first. Struensee, whose dates are given as 5 August 1737 to 28 April 1772, died that day. After the coup, the Mathildeordenen, founded by the Queen in January 1771, was abolished.
Sources
- Johann Friedrich Struensee Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-21
- Caroline Matilda of Great Britain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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