King Christian had quarreled with the Swedish…

King Christian had quarreled with the Swedish archbishop in 1463 because of his oppressive tax and security policies.

The archbishop had been imprisoned, which resulted in a rebellion by his relatives, and leads to Christian being driven out of Sweden, his popular support having eroded over the course of a few years.

The Swedish bishop of Linkoping declares null his allegiance to the king and takes up arms against him, finally pushing the royal forces back to Stockholm.

Sweden being volatile and split by factions (benefits of union being against nationalistic benefits), the reign of Christian here ends in February 1464 when bishop Kettil Karlsson Vasa is installed as the next regent, he Danes surrender their claim to the Swedish crown, Christian repairs to Copenhagen, and the Swedish council recalls the deposed Charles Knutsson to the throne as King Charles VIII of Sweden.

He reigns for about half a year before being again exiled.