Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna)

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Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna
Regency January to June of 1448.
Family Oxenstierna
Predecessor Christopher of Bavaria
Successor Charles VIII of Sweden
Date of Birth Approximately 1390s
Date of Death Probably 1449 or 1450

Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna), (1390s-1450s) Swedish statesman and co-regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, from January to June of 1448, together with his brother Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna). Member of the Privy Council of Sweden from 1435, and Lord Justice of Uppland 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.

Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna)
Born: 1390s Died: 1450
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Christopher of Bavaria
as King of Sweden		 Co-regent of Sweden
1448
with Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna		 Succeeded by
Karl Knutsson
as King of Sweden
v • d • e
Monarchs of Sweden
House of Munsö
House of Stenkil
Houses of Eric (E)
and Sverker (S)
House of Bjelbo
House of
Mecklenburg
Monarchs (M) and
Regents (R) during
the Kalmar Union
Margaret I of Denmark (M)†‡ & Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Christopher of Bavaria (M)†‡ · Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) & Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M)‡ · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) & Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Christian I (M)†‡ · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) · Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · John II (M)†‡ · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · Svante Nilsson (R) · Eric Trolle (R) · Sten Sture the Younger (R) · Christian II (M)†‡ · Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) (R)
House of Vasa
House of
Palatinate-
Zweibrücken
House of
Hesse-Kassel
House of
Holstein-Gottorp
House of Bernadotte
† also Monarch of Denmark · ‡ also Monarch of Norway · * also Monarch of Poland