Death of Frederick I of Denmark leads to a civil war

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.2: Danish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Julie Allen (Brigham Young University), Kjerstin Moody (Gustavus Adolphus College), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Domains

Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1533-04

Places

Denmark (Location)

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The death of Frederick I of Denmark leads to a civil war, known as ' The War of the Counts'. Because his son Christian was a staunch Lutheran, the Danish State Council refused to accept him as king, pushing instead the claim of Count Christopher of Oldenburg, a Catholic. In the ensuing war, Count Christopher appeared to have the most support, including an uprising of peasants in Jutland, but ultimately, with the aid of King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden, Christian won out, and was crowned Christian II.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Death of Frederick I of Denmark leads to a civil war". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14503, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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