Jakob Ulvsson

Jakob Ulvsson (1430s– died in the spring of 1521) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Primate of the Roman Catholic Church of Sweden 1469–1515 and the founder of Uppsala University in 1477 . [1]

The Most Reverend

Jacob Ulfsson
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed18 December 1469
In office1470–1515
PredecessorJöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
SuccessorGustav Trolle
Orders
Consecration15 April 1470
by Šimun Vosić
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born1430s
Uppland, Sweden
Died1521
Mariefred, Sweden
NationalitySwedish

Biography

Jakob Ulvsson came from a noble family background. He was born at Hacksta gård at Trögds härad in Uppland. He studied at the universities in Rostock (Bachelor of Arts in 1458/1459) and Paris (magister 1460).

He spent the years 1465–1470 in Rome and was meanwhile appointed Canon of Uppsala in 1465 and Archdeacon of Växjö in 1468. Despite King Karl Knutsson wanting to make one of his own relatives Archbishop of Uppsala, Jakob Ulvsson was appointed archbishop by the pope in 1469 and ordained in Rome in 1470, after which he returned to Uppsala.

In the conflicts between the Danish king Christian I of Denmark and the Swedish regent Sten Sture, Jakob took a mediating position, trying as far as possible to avoid open warfare, especially in Uppland. After Sten Sture's victory in the Battle at Brunkeberg in 1471, the situation stabilized and he participated in the work of the privy council.

He is usually regarded is the main initiator of the university in Uppsala, which was founded after having received papal approval in the form of a bull of Pope Sixtus IV dated 27 February 1477. Jakob Ulvsson was appointed first chancellor of the university. He resigned from the archbishopric in 1515. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Uppsala until his death at Mariefred Charterhouse in 1521.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Archbishop Jakob Ulvsson". Hierarchia Catholica. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "The history of Uppsala University". Uppsala University. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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