Newspapers came into existence in Denmark during the years of the absolute monarchy (1660-1849). In the eighteenth century, four newspapers were founded and still these are dominating in Denmark. The oldest daily paper is the Berlingske Tidende in Copenhagen, founded by the Berling family in 1749, 35 years before The Times in London. All of the major newspapers had their online editions (epapers), and some of them are provided below: