Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna), (1390s–1450s) Swedish statesman and noble. Under the

Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union ( Danish, Norwegian, and sv, Kalmarunionen; fi, Kalmarin unioni; la, Unio Calmariensis) was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden, that from 1397 to 1523 joined under a single monarch the three kingdo ...

, he served as co-regent of Sweden, from January to June 1448, together with his brother Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna). Member of the Privy Council of Sweden from 1435, and magistrate of

Uppland Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small uninhab ...

in 1439. Dubbed as knight by King

Christopher of Bavaria Christopher of Bavaria (26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. Biography Coming to power He was the son of John, ...

following his coronation in 1441, and ''Master'' of the Royal Court from the same year. His farm was Salsta manor (''Salsta slott'') at Lena parish in Norunda,

. He made large donations to Tensta Church (''Tensta kyrka'') and was featured in a fresco made in 1437 by the artist Johannes Rosenrod. He married in 1416 with Kristina Kristiernsdotter (Vasa), widow of Karl Stensson Blad, with whom he had four sons including Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467).

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