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Count's Feud 1534–1536; Denmark-Norway 1536–1814. Rise 1536-1626. ... The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, ...
The Count's Feud (Danish: Grevens Fejde), sometimes referred to as the Count's War, was a Danish war of succession occurring from 1534 to 1536, which gave rise to the Reformation in Denmark. In the broader international context, it was a part of the European wars of religion.
1534 Start of a religious civil war in Denmark Invasion of Norway: 1537 Norway incorporated into Denmark Northern Seven Years' War. Battle of Bornholm (1563) Battle of Öland (1563) Battle of Mared (1563) First battle of Öland (1564) Action of 14 August (1563) Battle of Rügen (1565) Action of 4 June (1565) Action of 7 July (1565) Battle of ...
Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein [1] from 1559 until his death in 1588. [2]A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24.
After his father's death, in 1533, Christian was proclaimed king of Denmark at an assembly in Rye, a town in eastern Jutland, in 1534. The Rigsraad, dominated by Roman Catholic bishops and nobles, refused to accept Duke Christian as king and turned to Count Christopher of Oldenburg in order to restore Christian II to the Danish throne.
The election of Christian III as king of Denmark on 4 July 1534 was a landmark event for all of Denmark and also Norway. It took place in St. Søren's Church ( Danish : Sankt Sørens Kirke ) in the town of Rye in eastern Jutland , where the Jutlandic nobility elected Prince Christian, son of King Frederick I and Duke of Schleswig and Holsten ...
View history; General What links here; ... Year 1534 was a common year ... nominally in the interests of the deposed King Christian II of Denmark.
15 April – Frederick of Denmark, bishop and son of Frederick I of Denmark and Sophie of Pomerania (died 1556) 22 November – Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, princess of Denmark (died 1585 in Saxony) 1534. 1 July – Frederick II of Denmark, king of Denmark and Norway (died 1588) [3] 1535. Jacob Ulfeldt, diplomat and privy councillor ...