Johan Håkansson (Latinized to Johannes Haquini) (died 1432) was

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, 1421–1432.

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,

Jöns Gerekesson ::''The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name'' Jöns. Jöns Gerekesson (as Archbishop Latinized to Johannes Gerechini, also ''Jón Gerreksson'') (ca 1380-1433) was a controversial Arc ...

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 I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksföre ...

's liberation war in 1522).

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''Nordisk familjebok'', in Swedish

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