Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)
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Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) | |
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Residence | Linköping Castle |
Parents | Karl Kristiernsson (Vasa) Ebba Eriksdotter (Krummedige) |
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Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (c. 1433 – 11 August 1465) was a
Biography
Family and education
Kettil Karlsson[1] was the son of Karl Kristiernsson (Vasa), Swedish Privy Councillor (riksråd) and Castellan (hövitsman) of Raseborg Castle, and Ebba Eriksdotter (Krummedige), daughter of the Danish Steward of the Realm and Privy Councillor Erik Segebodsen Krummedige, giving him family connections in the high nobility of both kingdoms. He was given an ecclesiastical education and was enrolled on 19 August 1454 at the University of Rostock, later also at the University of Leuven on 16 June 1455.[2]
Church career
After obtaining a master's degree he returned to Sweden and served as
Rise to power
The deposed King Charles Canutesson had been in exile in Danzig since 1457. In the early 1460s, rumours about Charles' imminent return caused Christian I to attempt to increase his political control over Sweden.
In 1463, Archbishop
Kettil Karlsson's separatist army won a decisive victory against King Christian's Danish unionist army on 17 April 1464 at the
Meanwhile, Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson had been released from Danish captivity due to political pressure from the Church and abroad, reconciling with King Christian. The Archbishop's arrival in Stockholm caused a conflict between the bishops and King Charles Canutesson, which rapidly escalated into open warfare. Joining forces with Ture Turesson's garrison at Stockholm Castle, the bishops soon made King Charles' position untenable.
Regentship and death
Kettil Karlsson was elected Lord Protector and Regent of Sweden on 26 December 1464, with Jöns Bengtsson as co-ruler, and on 30 January 1465 King Charles abdicated, instead receiving the castles of Raseborg and
Aftermath and legacy
Jöns Bengtsson was deposed and replaced as Regent by the Privy Councillor
References
- ^ The practice of using noble family names as part of a personal name was not yet in use in Sweden at this time; the Vasa family name refers to his coat of arms and has been applied for clarity by later historians. Karlsson is a patronymic.
- ^ Gillingstam (1952), p. 382
- Nordisk Familjebok, 2nd ed. (1921), Band 31, p. 767-768
Literature
- Gillingstam, Hans (1952). Ätterna Oxenstierna och Vasa under medeltiden: släkthistoriska studier. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell.
- Harrison, Dick (2004). Karl Knutsson: en biografi. Svenska regenter. Lund: Historiska media. ISBN 91-85057-54-1
- Vasaätten, 4. Kettil Karlsson in Nordisk familjebok (2nd edition, 1921)
External links
- Statens historiska museum: Kettil Karlssons mitra(in Swedish)