| Count's Feud | |||||||||
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| Part of European wars of religion and Danish-Hanseatic Rivalry | |||||||||
 The siege of Copenhagen 1535–1536. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Catholics under Christian IICombatants
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 Protestants under Christian IIICombatants
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Christian II Skipper Clement  Jørgen Kock  Christopher of Oldenburg |
Christian III Niels Brock Johan Rantzau Holger Rosenkrantz  Peder Skram  Gustav I Vasa Lars Sparre  Måns Some  Johan Pein | ||||||||
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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. The Count's Feud derives its name from the Protestant Count, Christopher of Oldenburg, who championed the claim to the throne of the deposed Catholic King, Christian II (who was forced from power in 1523), rejecting Christian III's election.[4][5] Christian III was a devoted Protestant who had already established Lutheranism as the state religion in Schleswig and Holstein by 1528.[6][7][8]
- ^ Norwegian Catholic nobles supported Christian II.
- ^ Starbäck, Carl Georg (1885). Berättelser ur svenska historien (in Swedish). F. & G. Beijers Förlag. pp. 236–237.
- ^ Norwegian nobles supported, fought and send troops to aid in the war.
- ^ "Grevens Fejde", Danske Konger [Danish Kings and their History] (in Danish), DK, archived from the original on 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Grevens Fejde 1534–36", Danmark Historien (in Danish), DK: Aarhus Universitet.
- ^ Erik Opsahl. "Christian 3". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Mikael Venge. "Wolfgang von Utenhof". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Hentet 19. juni 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ K. C. Rockstroh (18 July 2011). "Johan Rantzau". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3. udg., Gyldendal 1979-84. Retrieved June 1, 2018.