Editing Christian II of Denmark (section)

==Exile and imprisonment==
[[File:Carl Bloch - Christian II i fængslet på Sønderborg Slot 1871.jpg|thumb|upright|Christian II at Sønderborg Castle, painting by Carl Bloch, 1871.]]
In exile Christian led a humble life in the city of [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] in the Netherlands (now in Belgium), waiting for military help from his brother-in-law Charles V. Christian corresponded with [[Martin Luther]] and he became a Lutheran for some time; he even commissioned a translation of the [[New Testament]] into Danish. Isabella died in January 1526, and Christian's children were taken by her family so as not to be raised as heretics.  Popular agitation against Fredrick I in Denmark centered on [[Søren Norby]], who gathered an army of peasants in [[Scania]], but was defeated in 1525.{{sfn|Lockhart|2007|pp=20–21,61}}

By 1531, Christian had reverted to Catholicism and reconciled with the Emperor. He took a fleet to Norway, and landed in Oslo to popular acclaim in November 1531. Christian failed to subdue [[Akershus Castle]], and accepted a promise of safe conduct from Fredrick I, in 1532.{{sfn|Lockhart|2007|p=22}}

Frederick did not keep his promise, and Christian was kept prisoner for the next 27 years, first in [[Sønderborg Castle]] until 1549, and afterwards at the castle of [[Kalundborg]]. Stories of solitary confinement in small dark chambers are inaccurate; King Christian was treated like a nobleman, particularly in his old age, and he was allowed to host parties, go hunting, and wander freely as long as he did not go beyond the Kalundborg town boundaries.{{sfn|Bain|1911|p=276}}

Fredrick I died in April 1533, and the Danish Council of State was at first unable to choose a successor.  The mayor of [[Lübeck]], [[Jürgen Wullenwever]], took advantage of the resulting interregnum to conspire for the restoration of Christian II to the throne of Denmark.  He formed an alliance with two prominent nobles, [[Ambrosius Bogbinder]] and [[Jørgen Kock]], mayor of Malmö.  With [[Christopher, Count of Oldenburg]] as his military commander he succeeded in seizing Scania and Zeeland in the name of Christian II in a conflict known as the [[Count's Feud]].  However, Fredrick's eldest son, also named Christian, raised an army in [[Holstein]] which, led by [[Johann Rantzau]], took in turn Holstein, Jutland and Zeeland in a series of brilliant military manoeuvers.  He formed an alliance with Gustav Vasa, who subdued Scania, and took the throne as [[Christian III of Denmark]].  Christian II remained in prison in Kalundborg.{{sfn|Lockhart|2007|pp=25–28}}

[[File:Christian II of Denmark, Norway & Sweden grave 2009.jpg|thumb|200px|Christian's gravestone at Odense.]]
Christian II died in January 1559,{{sfn|Bain|1911|p=276}} a few days after Christian III. The new king, [[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]], ordered that a royal funeral be held in his memory.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}  He is buried in [[Odense]] next to his wife, parents, and son [[John of Denmark (1518–1532)|John]],{{efn|''Hans'' in Danish}} who died in the summer of 1532.{{sfn|Lockhart|2007|p=25}}<!--Citation supports death of son; rest of sentence unsourced-->