The Danish State Council (rigsraad), dominated by…

June 1534 CE

The Danish State Council (rigsraad), dominated by the still Catholic bishops and nobles, refuses to accept Frederick’s son Duke Christian as king and turns to Count Christopher of Oldenburg in order to restore Christian II to the Danish throne (Christian II had supported both the New and Old Faiths at various times).

In opposition to King Christian III, Count Christopher is proclaimed regent at the Ringsted Assembly (landsting), and at …

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Ringsted Vestsjælland Denmark View →

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Christian II View → Christian III View → Christopher, Count of Oldenburg View → Frederick I of Denmark View → Gustav I Vasa View → Henry VIII of England View → Johan Rantzau View → Jürgen Wullenwever View →

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Christians, Roman Catholic View → Schleswig, Duchy of View → Oldenburg, County of View → Lübeck, Free City of View → Mecklenburg, Duchy of View → Hanseatic League View → Holy Roman Empire View → Netherlands, Habsburg View → Lutheranism View → Protestantism View → Kalmar Union (of Denmark and Norway) View → Sweden, (second) Kingdom of View →

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Protestant Reformation View → Count's Feud View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Technology View → Movements View →

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