The term Danish Empire can refer to:
- Cnut the Great's rule over Denmark, Norway and England during the 11th century. (See also: Danelaw).
- Valdemar II of Denmark's conquests in northern Germany and Estonia in the 13th century.
- The Kalmar Union under the Danish monarchy.
- The Danish colonial empire in the West Indies, Gold Coast and India. (See also: Tranquebar).
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“On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)