Johannes Bugenhagen und die Grafenfehde – Aspekte der Reformation im südwestlichen Ostseeraum
Johannes Bugenhagen and the Count’s Feud (Grafenfehde) – Aspects of the Reformation in the South-West Region of the Baltic

Summary/Abstract: Johannes Bugenhagen from Pomerania was one of the most trusted co-workers of the Wittenberg reformers, Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. Because of his theological education and command of the language he was responsible for translating Luther’s texts into the Low German language. He participated in writing numerous church orders, he reformed the University of Copenhagen and he crowned the Danish Royal couple; it was the first Protestant coronation. The start of the Reformation around the Baltic Sea is connected with a military conflict known as the Count’s Feud or War (German: Grafenfehde, 1534-1536). All the rulers of the western part of the Baltic Sea were embroiled in that war. The victory of Danish King Christian III helped the Reformation be introduced in Denmark and the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The conflict also influenced the introduction of the Reformation in Pomerania and Mecklenburg.

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