dismissed the rest of the government and replaced it with a de facto conservative caretaker cabinet under Otto Liebe. The dismissal caused demonstrations and an almost revolutionary atmosphere in Denmark, and for several days, the future of the monarchy seemed very much in doubt. In light of this, negotiations were opened between the king and members of the Social Democrats. Christian X appoints more widely accepted prime minister Faced with the potential overthrow of the Danish crown, Christian backed down and dismissed his own government, installing as a compromise cabinet under Michael Pedersen Friis until elections could be held later that year. This was the most recent time that a sitting Danish monarch took political action without the full support of parliament. Following the crisis, Christian accepted his drastically reduced role as symbolic head of state. See also King–Byng Affair 1975 Australian constitutional crisis References Other sources Tage Kaarsted (1968) Påskekrisen 1920 (Skrifter udgivet af Jysk Selskab for Historie, Number 23. Aarhus: Universitetsforlaget. p. 426) Further reading Christian X 1920 in Denmark 1920 in politics Constitutional crises 1920 in Germany March 1920 events April 1920 events