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Uno von Troil (24 February 1746 in Stockholm – 1803) was the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
Archbishop of Uppsala
The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate (bishop), primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward un ...
1786–1803.
Biography
He was the son of
Samuel Troilius, who had also been
archbishop
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. He was known for great wit at a young age. After studies and travels abroad to the
Netherlands
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Göttingen
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, and
Iceland
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(accompanied by
James Lind
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,
Joseph Banks
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,
Daniel Solander
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Biography
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and others), he returned home and was ordained priest in 1773. In 1775 he was appointed
court chaplain
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. He married in 1776. In 1778 he became vicar of
Storkyrkan
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church in Stockholm. In 1780 he was consecrated
bishop of Linköping Bishops of the Diocese of Linköping, Sweden.
Before the reformation
* Herbert (bishop), Herbert?
* Rikard (bishop), Rikard?
* 1139–1160s Gisle (bishop), Gisle
* 1170–1171 Stenar (bishop), Stenar
* 1187–1195/96 Kol (bishop), Kol
* Johannes ( ...
.
He was appointed as archbishop in 1786, at the age of 40. As such, he was also the Speaker of the Clergy in the
Riksdag of the Estates
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until his death. He was also a member of several scientific societies, and was a benefactor of such throughout his life. He was president of
Pro Fide et Christianismo
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, a Christian education society.
See also
*
List of Archbishops of Uppsala
This article lists the archbishops of Uppsala.
Before the Reformation
* 1164–1185: Stefan
* 1185–1187: Johannes
* 1187–1197: Petrus
* 1198–1206: Olov Lambatunga
* 1207–1219: Valerius
* 1219 (1224)–1234: Olov Basatömer
* 1236– ...
References
Other sources
*
Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, article Uno von TroilIn Swedish
External links
* Troil, Uno von (1777
''Bref rörande en resa til Island''– digital facsimile from
Linda Hall Library
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1746 births
1803 deaths
People from Stockholm
Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala
Lutheran bishops of Linköping
18th-century Lutheran archbishops
19th-century Lutheran archbishops
Burials at Uppsala old cemetery
Members of the Riksdag of the Estates