1530s in Denmark
Events from the 1530s in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Frederick I (until 10 April 1533),[1] Christian III[2]
- Steward of the Realm — Mogens Gøye
Events
[edit]1534
- May – After Frederik I's death, a war of succession begins between supporters of the Catholic Christian II and the Protestant Christian III. The conflict becomes known as the Count's Feud.
- 16 October – In the Battles of Svenstrup, Skipper Clement's peasant army, re-enforced with professional soldiers from Count Christoffer, defeats the army of the Jutland nobility that had been sent to crush the revolt.
- 18 December – A royal army led by Johan Rantzau defeats Clement's men at Aalborg where they have sort refuge. Clement is captured a few days later.
1535
- 11 June – In the Battle of Øksnebjerg, on the island of Funen, Rantzau decisively defeats the rest of Count Christoffer's army.
1536
- 29 July – The last supporters of Christian II are defeated, ending the Count's Feud.
- 30 October
- The Council of Noblemen agreed to the introduction of the Reformation 30 October 1536
- Christian III's håndfæstning-
1537
- Christian III did a coup d'état in Norway and made it a hereditary kingdom in a real union with Denmark that would last until 1814.[citation needed]
- 2 September – Peder Palladius is ordained as the first Lutheran bishop of the Diocese of Zealand.
Births
[edit]1532
- 27 March – Eiler Grubbe, statesman and landholder /died 1585)
- 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 (died 1593)
- Niels Kaas, statesman (died 1594)
1537
- Ludvig Munk, count and governor (died 1602)
Deaths
[edit]1530
- Søren Norby, naval officer
1533
- 10 April – Frederick I, King of Denmark and Norway (born 1470)[1]
- 3 May – Henrik Gøye, governor and landowner[4]
1536
- 6 September – Skipper Clement, privater (born 1484)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Frederick I: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Christian III: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Frederick II | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Henrik Gøye". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
