Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna)
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Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna | |
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Co-regent of Sweden | |
In office January 1448 – June 1448 Serving with Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna | |
Preceded by | Christopher of Bavaria |
Succeeded by | Charles VIII of Sweden |
Personal details | |
Born | Approximately 1390s |
Died | Approximately 1450s |
Family | Oxenstierna |
Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna), (1390s–1450s) Swedish statesman and co-regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, from January to June 1448, together with his brother Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna). Member of the Privy Council of Sweden from 1435, and Lord Justice of Uppland in 1439. Dubbed as knight by King Christopher of Bavaria following his coronation in 1441, and Master of the Royal Court from the same year.