Editing Frederick I of Denmark (section)

==Reign==
When his brother, [[John, King of Denmark|King John]] died, a group of Jutish nobles had offered Frederick the throne as early as 1513, but he had declined, rightly believing that the majority of the Danish nobility would be loyal to his nephew [[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]]. In 1523, Christian was forced by disloyal nobles to abdicate as king of Denmark and Norway, and Frederick took the throne of Denmark in 1523 and was elected king of Norway in 1524. It is not certain that Frederick ever learned to speak Danish. After becoming king, he continued spending most of his time at [[Gottorp]], a castle and estate in the city of [[Schleswig]].<ref>{{cite web|url=   http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=5595&s=n&str=Hanss%20met%20gudz%20nade|title= Kong Hans
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In 1524 and 1525, Frederick had to suppress revolts among the peasants in [[Agder]], [[Jutland]] and [[Scania]] who demanded the restoration of Christian II. The high point of the rebellion came in 1525 when [[Søren Norby]], the governor (''statholder'') of [[Gotland]], invaded [[Blekinge]] in an attempt to restore Christian II to power. He raised 8000 men who besieged [[Kärnan]] (''Helsingborgs slott''), a castle in [[Helsingborg]].  Frederick's general, [[Johann Rantzau]], moved his army to [[Scania]] and defeated the peasants soundly in April and May 1525.<ref>{{citation | publisher = Runeberg | url = https://runeberg.org/dbl/5/0285.html | contribution = Frederik I, 1471–1533 | title = Konge (Dansk biografisk Lexikon)}}.</ref>

[[File:Fredrik I medalje.jpg|thumb|240px|Gold coin or medal of Frederick I. Shows him together with Sophia on the obverse, and coat of arms on the reverse.]]
[[File:Dronning-Sophie.jpg|thumb|240px|Sophie of Pomerania]]
Frederick played a central role in the spread of Lutheran teachings throughout Denmark. In his coronation charter, he was made the solemn protector (''værner'') of the [[Catholic Church in Denmark]].  In that role, he asserted his right to select bishops for the Catholic dioceses in the country. Christian II had been intolerant of Protestant teaching, but Frederick took a more opportunist approach. For example, he ordered that Catholics and Lutherans share the same churches and encouraged the first publication of the [[Bible]] in the  Danish language. In 1526, when Lutheran Reformer [[Hans Tausen]] was threatened with arrest and trial for heresy, Frederick appointed him his personal [[chaplain]] to give him immunity.<ref>{{cite web|url=   http://denstoredanske.dk/Sprog%2C_religion_og_filosofi/Religion_og_mystik/Danske_folkekirke/Hans_Tausen|title= Hans Tausen|publisher =    Den Store Danske 
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Starting in 1527, Frederick authorized the closure of [[Franciscans|Franciscan]] [[priory|houses]] and monasteries in 28 Danish cities. He used the popular anti-establishment feelings that ran against some persons of the [[Catholic hierarchy]] and nobility of Denmark as well as keen propaganda to decrease the power of bishops and Catholic nobles.<ref name= Kronike>{{citation | language = da | title = Krønike om Gråbrødrenes Udjagelse}}.</ref> 
 
During his reign, Frederick was skillful enough to prevent all-out warfare between Catholics and Protestants. In 1532, he succeeded in capturing Christian II who had tried to invade Norway, and to make himself king of the country. Frederick died on 10 April 1533 in Gottorp, at the age of 61, and was buried in [[Schleswig Cathedral]]. Upon Frederick's death, tensions between Catholics and Protestants rose to a fever pitch which would result in the [[Count's Feud]] (''Grevens Fejde'').<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/10/0125.html|title= Grevens Fejde|publisher =   Salmonsens konversationsleksikon
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