Corfitz Ulfeldt and the Royal Council

The Danish Royal Council of the Realm and the our ruler have a long history of disagreeing on the limits of power. The current Rigshofmester, Count Corfitz Ulfeldt, is also the brother-in-law of our ruler and has ambitiously tried to extend the power of the council and the noble families of the realm. Attempts to divorce the count from his office has ended in failure as he has the support of the Nobility and full power of the administration. Ulfeldt is a skilled intrigue-maker and has in the past several times managed to outplay royal power and other adversaries, demonstrating his own authority through various devices.\nAs the sole administrator of the Sound Toll it is also believed that Ulfeldt may be siphoning significant state income but using this excuse to depose him would likely come at a high political cost.