Johan Håkansson (also latinized as Johannes Haquini; died 1432) was the

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from 1421 to 1432.

Biography

His first known occupations were at a school in

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and as a

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. In 1411 he enrolled at Vadstena monastery. In 1418 he was sent on an important assignment to Rome, from where he returned in 1420. In 1421 the previous Archbishop of Uppsala,

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resigned. Three new candidates were presented to the Swedish King

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, of whom he chose Johan Håkansson. Haquini's history as a

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set the standards for his time as archbishop. He allowed the clerics to be freed from taxes, and he built a permanent house for the archbishop (demolished during

Gustav Vasa Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (''Reichsverweser#Sweden, Riksföreståndare'') fr ...

's liberation war in 1522).

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''Nordisk familjebok'', in Swedish

Biography

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