Uno von Troil

The Most Reverend Uno von Troil
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Uno von Troil painted by Lorens Pasch the younger.
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1786
In office	1786–1803
Predecessor	Carl Fredrik Mennander
Successor	Jakob Axelsson Lindblom
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Linköping (1780–1786)
Orders
Ordination	20 May 1773 by Lars Benzelstierna
Consecration	23 February 1781 by Carl Fredrik Mennander
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1746-02-24)24 February 1746 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	27 July 1803(1803-07-27) (aged 57) Sätra brunn, Sweden
Buried	Uppsala old cemetery
Nationality	Swede
Parents	Samuel Troilius Anna Elisabeth Angerstein
Spouse	Elisabet Tersmeden (1776–1794)
Children	10
Alma mater	University of Uppsala

Memorial stone for Uno von Troil on Sätra brunn (spa), placed behind "The new building" (Nybygget), with the inscription in Swedish: "To this park bordering the dwelling where the archbishop Uno von Troil ceased to behold the day. Wanderer, don't let the memory of his pass away disturb your peace of mind, thus his last moment was calm and his last look were hope" (translated roughly from the Swedish article)

Uno von Troil (24 February 1746 in Stockholm – 1803) was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala 1786–1803.^[1][2]

Biography

He was the son of Samuel Troilius, who had also been archbishop. He was known for great wit at a young age. After studies and travels abroad to the Netherlands, Göttingen, and Iceland (accompanied by James Lind, Joseph Banks, Daniel Solander and others), he returned home and was ordained priest in 1773. In 1775 he was appointed court chaplain. He married in 1776. In 1778 he became vicar of Storkyrkan church in Stockholm. In 1780 he was consecrated bishop of Linköping. He was appointed as archbishop in 1786, at the age of 40. As such, he was also the Speaker of the Clergy in the Riksdag of the Estates until his death. He was also a member of several scientific societies, and was a benefactor of such throughout his life.^[3] He was president of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.^[4]

See also

• List of Archbishops of Uppsala

References

1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
2. "Troil, Uno von". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
3. "Troilius, Samuel". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
4. Murray, R. (1971). Samfundet Pro Fide under 200 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Verbum. pp. 81–82. OCLC 186228009.

Other sources

• (in Swedish) Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, article Uno von Troil In Swedish

External links

• Troil, Uno von (1777) Bref rörande en resa til Island – digital facsimile from Linda Hall Library

Preceded by Carl Fredrik Mennander

Archbishop of Uppsala 1786–1803

Succeeded by Jakob Axelsson Lindblom