Olaus Laurentii [SEP] position held
Olaus Laurentii
Olaus Laurentii (died 25 June 1438) was a Swedish ecclesiastic and archbishop of Uppsala.
Biography.
Olaus Laurentii (who is known under the Latin form of his Swedish name Olof Larsson) came from Uppland and studied at the universities of Prague, Leipzig and Paris. He was elected Dean of Uppsala Cathedral in 1417 and archbishop in 1432. He was ordained in Rome 18 May 1432.
In the conflict between king Eric of Pomerania, the ruler of the Kalmar Union countries, and the archbishop
ordained by the pope already in 1432, but was accepted by the king only in 1435, during the rebellion of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson. In 1436, Olaus and the Privy Council of Sweden, over which he presided, turned their back on the king and joined the rebellion.
Olaus Laurentii is said to have died from poisoning by almond milk, and according to a later source the regent (later king) Karl Knutsson (Bonde) was responsible.
In 1435, Olaus consecrated the new Uppsala Cathedral which had been under