Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
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Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna Kristina Kristiernsdotter (Vasa) | |
Alma mater | Leipzig University |
Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), in Latin known as Johannes Benedicti de Salista, (1417 – 15 December 1467) was a Swedish clergyman, canon law scholar and statesman who served as Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467). He was the also the regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson (Tott), and alone from 1465 to 1466.
Biography
Family
Jöns Bengtsson was a member of the illustrious
Education and academic career
He studied at the
There are no Swedish sources mentioning Jöns Bengtsson in the period between 1442 and 1447, during which he likely returned to Germany to further his academic studies in
Archbishop
Shortly after his father Bengt Jönsson and uncle
In 1457, as Archbishop of Uppsala, he received from the pope the title of Primate of Sweden; the
As Charles, to escape from money troubles, increased taxes and confiscated church property, dissatisfaction spread among clergy and people, and Bengtsson placed himself at the head of the opposition (1457). Entering
General discontent soon followed, especially when Christian, on becoming heir to his uncle,
Overview
The key to the political activity of Bengtsson is to be found in the ambition that was a part of his character — ambition for his family and his country. There was a strong antagonism between the great Oxenstierna family, to which the archbishop belonged, and the Bonde family, of which the king, supported by the national party, was member. Moreover, the archbishop was aware that the nobility and the leading men of Sweden, before the Union of Kalmar, had in general failed to respect the clergy and the property of the Church. In a union of Sweden with Denmark and Norway, he foresaw a limitation of the power of the Swedish nobles; in his character of archbishop, it was clear to him that such curtailment would be a safeguard to the temporalities of the Church.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Jöns Oxenstjerna Bengtsson". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Gillingstam, Hans (1994) Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, Band 28 (1992–1994), p. 496, online version retrieved on 17 June 2015.