The Danish rigsraad, although dominated by Roman …
Years: 1534 - 1534
The Danish rigsraad, although dominated by Roman Catholic nobles, elects as their king Duke Christian of Holstein, a zealous Protestant and the eldest son of the late King Frederick of Denmark and Norway.
Christian, opposed by half of Denmark, takes the throne as King Christian III in 1534 .
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- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Lutheranism
- Protestantism
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Kalmar Union (of Denmark and Norway)
