A new law code introduced which eliminated local autonomy and abolished juries. It established the principle of equality before the law and reduced the use of torture but maintained death penalties on infanticide, blasphemy, and bigamy.
The Treaty of Armed Neutrality with Sweden. This treaty sought to protect Danish and Swedish ships that were being attacked and taken over by English and Dutch warships.
The Great Northern War (See 1700–1721). Denmark at first remained neutral but entered the war following Peter's defeat of Charles in the Ukraine (1709). Denmark forced the abolition of Sweden's privileges regarding the Sound Tolls and gained the Slesvig lands.
Hans Egede, a Norwegian priest, established Godthåb, the first European settlement in Greenland since the Vikings. He received the support of the king in his missionary work among the Inuit of Greenland.
After abolishing the militia in 1730, Christian reestablished military service; one man between 18 and 36 would be selected by each landlord per approximately 100 acres of estate. This man would serve eight years.
