Jarler [SEP] country of citizenship
Jarler
Jarler (Latin Jarlerius) was Archbishop of Sweden from 1236 to 1255.
Jarler was one of the two earliest known Swedish students at the University of Paris.
During his time as archbishop, the Dominican and Franciscan friars settled in Sweden. These orders benefited the Christian awareness among the common populations through their preaching. (The previously only order in Sweden, the Cistercians, did not preach.)
In Sweden, the political climate was shaky. In 1247, the house of Folkung, revolted against the
Jarler had already died.
External links and references.
- Nordisk familjebok, article "Vilhelm av Sabina" In Swedish
- Nordisk familjebok, article "Jarler" In Swedish
- "Svea Rikes Ärkebiskopar", 1935, Uppsala