For the 62nd Pope also known as Pope Benedict I, see Pope Benedict I.
Bishop Benedict, Duke of Finland (Swedish: Bengt Birgersson; Finnish: Bengt Birgerinpoika; 1254 – 25 May 1291) was a Swedish prelate bishop and duke.[1]
He pursued an ecclesiastical career. While he was Archdeacon of Linköping Cathedral, he became chancellor to his brother, King Magnus. In 1284, some time after the death of his brother Eric, and during the reign of Magnus, he was made Duke of Finland. He was the first known holder of that title. It is believed that the title did not include any fief. He is not known to have ever visited Finland, although he may have had responsibilities there related to the defence of Sweden's eastern borderlands.[9]
In 1286 he was elected Bishop of Linköping. Linköping's chronicle of bishops from 1523 tells of him: "Scriptores rerum suecicarum medii ævi". There exist at least two of his wills, from 1287 and 1289. When King Magnus died in 1290, Bengt assumed a role in the regency of the underage King Birger. However, he died from the plague just a half year later. He is buried in Linköping Catheral.[9]
^"Valdemar Birgersson, kung av Sverige". KulturNav. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^Ulf Sundberg (1999). . pennanochsvardet.se. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ abSuvanto, Seppo (2000). "Bengt Birgerinpoika (1254 - 1291)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
January 01, 1970
benedict, duke, finland, 14th, century, duke, finland, benedict, duke, halland, 62nd, pope, also, known, pope, benedict, pope, benedict, bishop, swedish, bengt, birgersson, finnish, bengt, birgerinpoika, 1254, 1291, swedish, prelate, bishop, duke, benedictduke. For the 14th century Duke of Finland see Benedict Duke of Halland For the 62nd Pope also known as Pope Benedict I see Pope Benedict I Bishop Benedict Duke of Finland Swedish Bengt Birgersson Finnish Bengt Birgerinpoika 1254 25 May 1291 was a Swedish prelate bishop and duke 1 BenedictDuke of FinlandBishop of LinkopingBorn1254Died25 May 1291 aged 36 37 FatherBirger JarlMotherIngeborg Eriksdotter of SwedenReligionRoman Catholicism Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Ancestry 4 ReferencesEarly life editBengt Birgersson was a member of the House of Bjelbo Folkungaatten 2 He was the youngest son of Birger Magnusson Birger Jarl de facto ruler of Sweden from 1250 to 1266 His mother was Princess Ingeborg of Sweden daughter of Eric X of Sweden and sister of King Eric XI of Sweden 3 4 5 6 Two of his brothers Valdemar and Magnus III later became kings of Sweden 7 8 Career editHe pursued an ecclesiastical career While he was Archdeacon of Linkoping Cathedral he became chancellor to his brother King Magnus In 1284 some time after the death of his brother Eric and during the reign of Magnus he was made Duke of Finland He was the first known holder of that title It is believed that the title did not include any fief He is not known to have ever visited Finland although he may have had responsibilities there related to the defence of Sweden s eastern borderlands 9 In 1286 he was elected Bishop of Linkoping Linkoping s chronicle of bishops from 1523 tells of him Scriptores rerum suecicarum medii aevi There exist at least two of his wills from 1287 and 1289 When King Magnus died in 1290 Bengt assumed a role in the regency of the underage King Birger However he died from the plague just a half year later He is buried in Linkoping Catheral 9 Ancestry editAncestors of Benedict Duke of Finland16 Folke the fat8 Bengt Snivil17 Ingegerd Knudsdotter of Denmark4 Magnus Minniskiold2 Birger Jarl20 Sverker I of Sweden10 Sune Sik21 Richeza of Poland5 Ingrid Ylva1 Benedict Duke of Finland24 Eric IX of Sweden12 Canute I of Sweden25 Christina Bjornsdotter6 Eric X of Sweden13 Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden3 Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden28 Canute Lavard14 Valdemar I of Denmark29 Ingeborg of Kiev7 Richeza of Denmark30 Volodar Prince of Minsk and Hrodno15 Sofia of Minsk31 Richeza of Poland 21 Preceded byBirger Jarl Regent of Sweden conqueror of much of Finland Duke of Osterlandia Bishop of Linkoping 1284 1291 Succeeded byValdemar Duke of Finland Duke of Oland References edit Bengt biskop i Linkoping 1286 91 Nordisk familjebok Retrieved August 1 2020 Folkungaatten Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved August 1 2020 Lagerqvist amp Aberg in Kings and Rulers of Sweden ISBN 91 87064 35 9 p 19 Sten Engstrom Birger Magnusson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved 31 January 2019 Sture Bolin Erik Knutsson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved 31 January 2019 Sture Bolin Erik Eriksson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved 31 January 2019 Valdemar Birgersson kung av Sverige KulturNav Retrieved 31 January 2019 Ulf Sundberg 1999 Magnus Birgersson Ladulas pennanochsvardet se Archived from the original on 11 April 2020 Retrieved 31 January 2019 a b Suvanto Seppo 2000 Bengt Birgerinpoika 1254 1291 Kansallisbiografia in Finnish Retrieved 2024 05 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benedict Duke of Finland amp oldid 1225962749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
