August 20, 1527 – Diet of Odense

Today the county of Denmark is about 85% Lutheran but if it weren’t for King Frederik I’s decision at the Diet of Odense on August 20, 1527, it may have been a different story. When Frederik was first coronated he pledged his support for the Roman Catholic Church and vowed to keep the Protestant Lutherans out of Denmark but pulled a 180 and allowed them in.