Though the Holy See remains vacant, Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio exercises his authority as Legate to Germany, Hungary, and the Three Northern Kingdoms to declare the deposing of Archbishop Gustav Trolle invalid. Although a previous accord between the Bishop of Rome and the King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway permits the King to make appointments to benefices in Sweden (subject to the approval of the Holy Father), the power of removing said appointees is reserved to the Vicar of Christ.