The Count's Feud

The Count's Feud The kingdom of Denmark is being torn apart by supporters of its newly crowned king and the previously deposed Christian II.

The Count's Feud is a disaster in Denmark during the ‘Age of Reformation’.

Prerequisites

The country:

• is Denmark.
• is a monarchy.
• is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
• does not use doom mechanics.
• did not have this disaster before.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress starts if	Monthly progress halts if
Denmark: does not have an ongoing disaster. does not have a regency council. has less than 90% religious unity. It is currently the ‘Age of Reformation’. Monthly progress Condition +3.0% • Ruler has reigned for less than 5 years. +2.0% • has a new dynasty ruling. +1.0% • has less than +1 stability. +1.0% • has less than 90 legitimacy. +1.0% • has no heir.	At least one of the following is true for Denmark: has an ongoing disaster. has a regency council. has at least 100% religious unity.

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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Count's Feud

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When Frederik I died in 1533 the bishops and most of the aristocracy were initially opposed to the election of his son Christian, duke of Holstein, as new king because he was a Lutheran. The burghers and peasants on their part wanted a return of the deposed Christian II who was imprisoned at Sønderborg. The mayors of Copenhagen and Malmö devised a plan together with the Hansa to free Christian II and turn the two largest Danish cities into partners of the Hanseatic League. The rebel forces were led by Count Christoffer of Oldenburg, thus the name 'Grevefejden' (The Count's Feud).

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of "The Count's Feud" disaster.
Immediate effects Denmark loses 1 stability
Support the new monarch Pretender rebels (size 1), lead by "Christoffer von Oldenburg" rise in revolt, occupy and add 20 unrest in two random owned European provinces. Support the pretender Denmark: current ruler dies, if is not in a regency. current heir dies, if has one. gets a new ruler named 'Christoffer' of the 'von Oldenburg' dynasty with: at least 2 administrative skill, at least 3 diplomatic skill, at least 2 military skill. If Denmark uses ‘Statists vs Monarchists’ mechanics: then strengthen Monarchists in power by 100%. Noble rebels (size 2) rise in revolt in two random owned European provinces.

While the disaster is ongoing, Denmark gets:

• +7 national unrest.

Also the following events are triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly events

The weight that no event is triggered is 1000 and for each monthly event it is 100.

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Increased Rebel Activities

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Protesting the ascent of Christian III to the throne over the deposed Christian II, the peasants of Vendsyssel and North Jutland rose up against the nobles. The privateer captain Skipper Clement had instigated them at Count Christoffer's request and Aalborg became the rebel's headquarters. A large number of manors were burned down in northern and western Jutland due to this.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘The Count's Feud’ disaster.
Ok If Denmark had chosen the option “Support the new monarch” during the starting event: Pretender rebels (size 1) rise in revolt in a random owned European province. If Denmark had chosen the option “Support the pretender” during the starting event: Noble rebels (size 1) rise in revolt in a random owned European province.

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Skipper Clement captured

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Klemen 'Skipper Clement' Andersen was a privateer captain who had earlier been in Christian II's service and allied himself to Count Christoffer, Christian II's regent. He instigated the peasants of Vendsyssel and North Jutland to rise up against the nobles. On 16 October 1534 the Jutland nobility that had been sent to crush the revolt met Clement's peasant army, enforced with professional soldiers from Count Christoffer. The nobility army was thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Svenstrup and the revolting peasants controlled a major part of northern Jutland for a couple of months. Noblemen were expelled and their manor houses were burned down by the peasants. The peasant army proved to be too poorly armed and too undisciplined though and King Christian III of Denmark made a separate peace with Count Christoffer. General Johan Rantzau was sent to fight the peasant revolt. The peasant army had retreated to Aalborg and strengthened the defenses of the city but after a hard...

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘The Count's Feud’ disaster.
Ok Denmark: gains 5 prestige. Every owned European province: loses 5 local unrest.

Finishing conditions

If Denmark:

• does not have active noble rebels.
• does not have active pretender rebels.
• has a stability of 3.

then Denmark loses the above-mentioned effects and the following event is triggered:

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The Aftermath

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After the victory at Aalborg, General Rantzau and his army fought the Battle of Øksnebjerg on 11 June 1535. The rest of Count Christoffer's army was decisively defeated. Copenhagen and Malmö were able to hold out until 1536, when they were forced to capitulate after several months' siege. The Count's Feud was officially over. The nobles regrouped and healed the rifts through inter-marriage. The most powerful Danish nobility in Scania at this time, Bille and Brahe, protected their families and wealth through marriage. Beate Bille and Otte Brahe married to protect their families and formed a political alliance between the families with the marriage. The peasant consequences cost all parties dearly. Many were forced to purchase their lives with great gifts both to the king and to the nobles. The peasant's dissatisfaction was only made worse, as the nobility began to stick together even more after this incident. Christian III's rule saw the rise of royal absolutism in Denma...

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of the ‘The Count's Feud’ disaster.
The Count's Feud is over Denmark: gains 10 prestige. gains 10 legitimacy. gains 50 ducats.

Related events

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The Count's Feud in Denmark

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When Frederik I died in 1533 the bishops and most of the aristocracy were initially opposed to the election of his son Christian, duke of Holstein, as new king because he was a Lutheran. The burghers and peasants on their part wanted a return of the deposed Christian II who was imprisoned at Sønderborg. Both the new monarch and the pretender have sent emissaries to Sweden to ask for help.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions This country: is Sweden. is not at war with Denmark. is not allied with Denmark. is not a subject of Denmark. has at least +80 an opinion towards Denmark. Denmark: has ‘The Count's Feud’ disaster ongoing. has at least +80 an opinion towards Sweden.

Mean time to happen 200 months

Support the rebels Denmark: If had chosen the option “Support the new monarch” during the starting event: gets the event "Sweden supports the Pretender". Pretender rebels (size 2) rise in revolt in a random owned European province. Pretender rebels (size 1) rise in revolt in another random owned European province. If had chosen the option “Support the pretender” during the starting event: Noble rebels (size 1) rise in revolt in two random owned European provinces. gains the opinion modifier “Supported Rebels” ( −50 opinion / +5 yearly decay / 10 years) towards Sweden. Support the Danish monarch Denmark: gains 1 infantry regiment in a random owned European province. gains 1 cavalry regiment in another random owned European province. gains the opinion modifier “Supported the Danish monarch” ( +50 opinion / −5 yearly decay / 10 years) towards Sweden. gets the event "Sweden supports the Danish monarch". Do nothing Sweden loses 1 prestige.

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Sweden supports the Pretender

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The Swedish army sent to aid Christian III by the Swedish King Gustav Vasa invaded Scania at Loshult and plundered, burned, and murdered their way throughout the Gønge area as it advanced toward the town of Vä. Another Swedish army invaded and destroyed Halland by fire and sword later on. Tyge Krabbe in Helsingborg Castle supported Count Christoffer, the regent of Christian II while some of the Scanian nobles sided with the Swedes. The army of Danish nobles and Swedes advanced on Helsingborg in January 1535 while an army consisting of residents of Lübeck and Malmö under Jørgen Kock was entrenched outside of the castle. The castle's cannon suddenly opened fire against its defenders under order of Tyge Krabbe, who then opened the castle to the Swedes. His reward was a burnt down Helsingborg, a town reduced to ashes. Denmark east of the Sound was lost for Count Christoffer and Christian III.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the event ‘The Count's Feud in Denmark’ if Sweden has chosen the option “Support the rebels”.
Horrible!

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Sweden supports the Danish monarch

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The Swedish army sent to aid Christian III by the Swedish King Gustav Vasa invaded Scania at Loshult and plundered, burned, and murdered their way throughout the Gønge area as it advanced toward the town of Vä. Another Swedish army invaded and destroyed Halland by fire and sword later on. Tyge Krabbe in Helsingborg Castle supported Count Christoffer, the regent of Christian II while some of the Scanian nobles sided with the Swedes. The army of Danish nobles and Swedes advanced on Helsingborg in January 1535 while an army consisting of residents of Lübeck and Malmö under Jørgen Kock was entrenched outside of the castle. The castle's cannon suddenly opened fire against its defenders under order of Tyge Krabbe, who then opened the castle to the Swedes. His reward was a burnt down Helsingborg, a town reduced to ashes. Denmark east of the Sound was lost for Count Christoffer and Christian III.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the event ‘The Count's Feud in Denmark’ if Sweden has chosen the option “Support the Danish monarch”.
Perfect!