Henrik Benzelius

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Henrik Benzelius (August 7, 1689 – May 20, 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death. Benzelius was one of the people sent by Charles XII of Sweden to the Middle East, travelling to Egypt and Syria. After returning he for a time took up a post in Lund University.

[edit] See also

List of Archbishops of Uppsala

[edit] References

Nordisk Familjebok, article Henrik Benzelius In Swedish
"The Swedish Connection", Saudi Aramco World, January/February 1987, pp. 24 – 27. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.

Preceded by --	Bishop of Lund 1744–1747	Succeeded by --
Preceded by Jakob Benzelius	Archbishop of Uppsala 1747–1758	Succeeded by Samuel Troilius

v • d • e Archbishops of Uppsala

12th Century	Stefan \| Johannes \| Petrus

13th Century	Olov Lambatunga \| Valerius \| Olov Basatömer \| Jarler \| Lars \| Folke Johansson Ängel \| Jakob Israelsson \| Johan Odulfsson \| Magnus Bosson \| Johan \| Nils Allesson

14th Century	Nils Kettilsson \| Olov Björnsson \| Petrus Filipsson \| Hemming Nilsson \| Petrus Torkilsson \| Birger Gregersson \| Henrik Karlsson

15th/16th Century	Jöns Gerekesson \| Johan Håkansson \| Olov Larsson \| Arnold of Bergen \| Nicolaus Ragvaldi \| Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna) \| Tord Pedersson (Bonde) \| Jakob Ulvsson \| Gustav Trolle

Reformation Period	Johannes Magnus \| Olaus Magnus

Post Reformation	Laurentius Petri (Nericius) \| Laurentius Petri Gothus \| Andreas Laurentii Björnram \| Abraham Angermannus \| Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis

17th Century	Olaus Martini \| Petrus Kenicius \| Laurentius Paulinus Gothus \| Johannes Canuti Lenaeus \| Lars Stigzelius \| Johan Baazius the younger \| Olov Svebilius

18th Century	Erik Benzelius the elder \| Haquin Spegel \| Mathias Steuchius \| Johannes Steuchius \| Erik Benzelius the younger \| Jakob Benzelius \| Henrik Benzelius \| Samuel Troilius \| Magnus Beronius \| Karl Fredrik Mennander \| Uno von Troil

19th Century	Jakob Axelsson Lindblom \| Carl von Rosenstein \| Johan Olof Wallin \| Carl Fredrik af Wingård \| Hans Olov Holmström \| Anton Niklas Sundberg

20th Century	Johan August Ekman \| Nathan Söderblom \| Erling Eidem \| Yngve Brilioth \| Gunnar Hultgren \| Ruben Josefson \| Olof Sundby \| Bertil Werkström \| Gunnar Weman \| Karl Gustav Hammar

21st Century	Anders Wejryd \|