When Count Christopher of Oldenburg failed to achieve the reinstatement of Christian II as king , Christian III persecuted both Thomesen and the monastic institution .
Thomesen refused to ratify the election in 1534 of Christian III , whom he fiercely opposed , to the Danish throne .
When Count Christopher of Oldenburg failed to achieve the reinstatement of Christian III   as king , Christian III persecuted both Thomesen and the monastic institution .
Thomesen refused to ratify the election in 1534 of Christian III , whom he fiercely opposed , to the Danish throne .