War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson
| War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1449–1457 | |||||||||
Seal of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna from 1465 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | Rebels under Jöns Oxenstierna | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Karl Knutsson (WIA) Örjan Karlsson (POW) Håkan Svensson (POW) Arendt Bengtsson Olof Drake |
Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Erik Axelsson Tott | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Stockholm garrison Viborg garrison | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,400 cavalry 300 men | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||||
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The War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson (Swedish: Avsättningskriget mot Karl Knutsson), also called the crisis of 1457 (Swedish: krisen 1457) and Jöns Bengtsson's Throne Usurpation of 1457 (Swedish: Jöns Bengtssons tronomvälvning år 1457) occurred in the winter of 1457 during the final stages of the Dano-Swedish War of 1449–1457.
It started when Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna) and other pro-unionists took advantage of Karl Knutsson's absence in Östergötland, formally rebelling after Jöns Bengtsson renounced his loyalty. During the rebellion, both sides fought a battle at Älgsundet, ending in a crushing rebel victory and forcing Karl Knutsson to retreat back to Stockholm, which capitulated on 24 February after Karl Knutsson escaped to Danzig.