Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Jöns Bengtsson
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Seal of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson, displaying the arms of the Archdiocese of Uppsala (left) and the Oxenstierna family (right)
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1448
In office	1448-1467
Predecessor	Nicolaus Ragvaldi
Successor	Jakob Ulvsson
Orders
Consecration	30 June 1448
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	1417 Sweden
Died	15 December 1467 Borgholm, Öland, Sweden
Nationality	Swede
Parents	Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna Kristina Kristiernsdotter (Vasa)
Alma mater	Leipzig University

Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), in latin known as Johannes Benedicti de Salista, (1417 – 15 December 1467) was a Swedish clergyman, canon law scholar and statesman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467). He was Regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson (Tott), and alone 1465–1466.

Jöns Bengtsson was a member of the illustrious Oxenstierna family, various representatives of which had already become prominent in the public life of Sweden. His father was Privy Councillor Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and his mother was Kristina Kristiernsdotter Vasa, daughter of Lord High Justiciar Kristiern Nilsson Vasa.

He studied at the University of Leipzig and returned in 1438 to Sweden with a magister in artibus degree. On his return he was made Archpriest of the chapter of Uppsala Cathedral. Shortly afterwards his father was made Lawspeaker of the province of Uppland and Castellan of Ringstaholm Castle by the Privy Council. In 1440 he attended the Riksmöte in Arboga where the Danish King Christopher of Bavaria was elected King of Sweden, and took part in two Kalmar Union meetings in 1441 as a Swedish representative.

There are no Swedish sources mentioning Jöns Bengtsson in the period between 1442 and 1447, during which he likely returned to Germany to further his academic studies in canon law. He is mentioned as decretorum baccalaureus and Rector of the University of Leipzig for the summer term of 1445.