Nils Allesson

Nils Allesson (lat. Nicolaus Allonius) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1292-1305.

It is believed that he studied at the University of Paris in 1278. After returning to Sweden, he became deacon in Uppsala in 1286 and was elected Archbishop in 1292. At this time, the cathedral chapter in Uppsala was in a dispute with the Archbishop of Lund, Denmark, who had primate status over the archbishop of Uppsala. They did not approve of Nils Allesson and appealed the election to the Pope in Rome. The Pope did after a while accept Nils as archbishop, but explained that the primate status still was to be upheld. Nils travelled to Rome to get ordained in 1295.

He was known as a vigorous Archbishop. He founded and supervised institutions for safety and order, such as accommodations for travelers around his diocese.

In 1303, he participated in the first trial against the heretic Botulf Botulfsson. The same year, he opened the shrine of Eric the Saint and provided some relics to the duke Eric Magnusson, the son of King Magnus I of Sweden.

This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.

External links

http://runeberg.org/nfak/0570.html Nordisk familjebok, article Nils Allesson (in Swedish)

Archbishops of Uppsala

Catholic Church in Sweden (1164–1557), Protestant Church of Sweden (1531–)

12th century	Stefan Johannes Petrus

13th century	Olov Lambatunga Valerius Olov Basatömer Jarler Lars Folke Johansson Ängel Jakob Israelsson Johan Odulfsson Magnus Bosson Johan Nils Allesson

14th century	Nils Kettilsson Olov Björnsson Petrus Filipsson Hemming Nilsson Petrus Torkilsson Birger Gregersson Henrik Karlsson

15th–16th century	Jöns Gerekesson Johan Håkansson Olov Larsson Arnold of Bergen Nicolaus Ragvaldi Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Tord Pedersson (Bonde) Jakob Ulvsson Gustav Trolle

Reformation	Johannes Magnus ¹ Olaus Magnus ²

Post-Reformation	Laurentius Petri (Nericius) Laurentius Petri Gothus Andreas Laurentii Björnram Abraham Angermannus Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis

17th century	Olaus Martini Petrus Kenicius Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Johannes Canuti Lenaeus Lars Stigzelius Johan Baazius the younger Olov Svebilius

18th century	Erik Benzelius the elder Haquin Spegel Mathias Steuchius Johannes Steuchius Erik Benzelius the younger Jakob Benzelius Henric Benzelius Samuel Troilius Magnus Beronius Carl Fredrik Mennander Uno von Troil

19th century	Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Carl von Rosenstein Johan Olof Wallin Carl Fredrik af Wingård Hans Olof Holmström Anton Niklas Sundberg

20th century	Johan August Ekman Nathan Söderblom Erling Eidem Yngve Brilioth Gunnar Hultgren Ruben Josefson Olof Sundby Bertil Werkström Gunnar Weman Karl Gustav Hammar

21st century	Anders Wejryd Antje Jackelén

Catholic titular Archbishops in exile in Rome during the Reformation in Sweden: ¹ = 1533–1544; ² = 1544–1557

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