War of Deposition against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
| War of Deposition against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna | |||||||||
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Seal of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna from 1465 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Rebels under Nils Bosson Sture Tott family |
Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna's supporters Denmark | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nils Bosson Sture Sten Gustavsson Sture Erik Axelsson Tott Ivar Axelsson Tott |
Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna # David Bengtsson Erik Nilsson Oxenstierna Erik Karlsson Vasa Claus Rønnow Christian I Karl Ragvaldsson (POW) Unknown bailiff (POW) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Fleet from Viborg Stockholm garrison | Danish fleet | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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At least 300 men Unknown amount of ships |
At least 300 men Unknown amount of ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Half of the Danish fleet destroyed | ||||||||
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The War of Deposition against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (Swedish: Avsättningskriget mot Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna) occurred during the years of 1466 and 1467, when, after Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson razed Penningsby, Nils Sture revolted. He quickly gained the support of the people in Gästriksland, arresting Jöns Bengtsson's baillif there.
In September, the Tott family declared one of their members, Erik Axelsson Tott, as the new riksföreståndare after threats were made on Jöns Bengtsson's life. The Tott family also possibly gained control of Stockholm through a coup, although other sources claim it was given to Ivar Gren.
After a sortie from Stockholm by its defenders on 31 August, a Danish fleet led by Claus Rønnow and the Danish king, Christian I, was forced to withdraw. Jöns Bengtsson barely managed to make it on, and half of the Danish fleet was lost during the withdrawal. On 15 November, Karl Knutsson was crowned as the king for the third time, and Jöns Bengtssson died on 15 December while on Öland.