WI: King Jakob I of Denmark

When Christian II was deposed, his uncle, Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp, succeeded him as king. However, his younger brother, Jakob (1484-1566), was bypassed. If Jakob had been elected as king, both Frederik and his son, OTL Christian III, would've been bypassed. Also, Jakob was apparently religiously devout (so much so that he became a missionary in the New World), so how might this have affected Denmark's development both politically and religiously?
 
Not much on Jakob except his possibly being a bastard son of King John of Denmark and as such not elegible for the throne and Christian II did have his own son John.
Problem is how would Jakob become king - Frederick allied himself to the ever rebellious Jutland nobility and Christian was wavering and didn't have the available means by 1523 and is forced into exile till 1531 where he tries to recover his kingdom by invading Norway but indecide as always he gives himself up and is imprisoned.
Jakob was not recognized as a royal son as Christian II by 1520 swore to be the only son of king John so getting Jakob - a monk - elected king would probably be a difficult proces. In as much so as Denmark was on its way to Lutheranism which would alienate Jakob from his older brothers powerbase the Lutheran merchants.
Of course if sufficient numbers of the nobility decided to support Jakob and some document naming him the legitimate son of king John should surface at the right time he might have played a role.

Christian II decided to switch confession following his going into exile and Frederick I who replaced him made for religious freedom in the kingdom which ultimately led to civil war and the Reformation.
Given the religious turmoil within the country I don't really see Jakob stick to catholicism if he's going to keep the throne and he may be swept away in another kind of civil war or may have to yield to the change of popular religious beliefs.
 
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