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Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna

Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna
RegencyJanuary to June of 1488.
FamilyOxenstierna
PredecessorChristopher of Bavaria
SuccessorCharles VIII of Sweden
Date of BirthApproximately 1390s
Date of DeathProbably 1449 or 1450

Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna, (1390s-1450) Swedish statesman and co-regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, from January to June of 1448, togeather with his brother Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna. Member of the Privy Council of Sweden from 1435, and Lord Justice of Uplandia in 1439. Dubbed as knight by King Christopher of Bavaria following his coronation in 1441, and Master of the Royal Court from the same year.

Preceded by:
Christopher of Bavaria
List of Swedish regents Succeeded by:
Charles VIII