Count's Feud

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Count's Feud was a Danish civil war in the 1530s over the succession to the throne and the spread of the Protestant Reformation, culminating in the rise of Christian III and the establishment of Lutheranism in Denmark.

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instanceOf Danish civil war
civil war
alsoKnownAs Grevens Fejde
conflictResult consolidation of royal power in Denmark
establishment of Lutheranism in Denmark
victory of Christian III
country Denmark
endTime 1536
followedBy confiscation of church property by the Danish crown
formal introduction of Lutheran state church in Denmark
strengthening of Danish monarchy
hasCause spread of the Protestant Reformation
succession crisis in Denmark
hasParticipant Christian II of Denmark
Christian III of Denmark
Christopher of Oldenburg
Hanseatic city of Lübeck
linked to: Lübeck

Johan Rantzau
languageOfName Danish
location Copenhagen
Jutland
Skåne
Zealand
mainBelligerent Jutland nobility
Lübeck
Zealand and Skåne towns
supporters of Christian II
supporters of Christian III
namedAfter Count Christopher of Oldenburg
opponent Catholic forces in Denmark
pro-Catholic nobility
pro-Lutheran nobility
partOf history of Denmark–Norway
history of the Protestant Reformation in Scandinavia
politicalAspect Danish royal succession
end of the Kalmar Union influence in Denmark
religiousAspect Lutheranism
Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Roman Catholicism
significance ended serious attempts to restore Christian II to the throne
marked the triumph of Lutheranism in Denmark
significantEvent battle of Øksnebjerg
naval engagements in the Baltic Sea
siege of Copenhagen
startTime 1534
timePeriod 1530s

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Christian III of Denmark conflict Count's Feud