Samuel Troilius (22 May 1706 – 18 January 1764) was

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from 1758 to his death.

Biography

He was born in Stora Skedvi parish in the province of

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. His parents were Olof Troilius and Helena Gangia. His father was a vicar in the

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. In 1724, he had become student in

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, and was by 1734 appointed assistant professor of

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and

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, after having disputed in 1732 with the thesis ''De magnetismo morum naturali''. He was ordained in 1736 and an 1740 he became a priest. Troilius moved to

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in 1740 as court chaplain, and the following year became the

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following the death of Andreas Kallsenius. In 1760, after the death of

Henric Benzelius Henrik Benzelius (7 August 1689 in Strängnäs – 20 May 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death. Biography He was predeceased as Archbishop of Uppsala by his fath ...

, he was elected

. In 1760, Troilius also was elected a member of the

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. His marriages were with Anna Elisabeth Angerstein in 1740 and with Brita Elisabet Silfverstolpe in 1751. In 1756, he and his descendants were ennobled under the surname von Troil. His son

Uno von Troil Uno von Troil (24 February 1746 in Stockholm – 1803) was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala 1786–1803. Biography He was the son of Samuel Troilius, who had also been archbishop. He was known for great wit at a young age. After stu ...

(1746–1803) also served as Archbishop of Uppsala.

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Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, article Samuel Troilius
In Swedish {{DEFAULTSORT:Troilus, Samuel 1706 births 1764 deaths People from Säter Municipality Uppsala University alumni Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala Bishops of Västerås 18th-century Lutheran archbishops Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Age of Liberty people

Biography

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