In office 1786-1803 | Appointed 1786 Parents Samuel Troilius Archdiocese Uppsala Name Uno Troil | |
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Successor Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Died July 27, 1803, Satra brunn, Sweden Place of burial Uppsala old cemetery, Uppsala, Sweden Books Letters on Iceland: Containing Observations Made During a Voyage Undertaken in the Year 1772 by Joseph Banks, Esq. | ||
Grandparents Petrus Petri Gangius | ||
Uno von Troil (24 February 1746 in Stockholm - 1803) was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala 1786-1803. 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, Iceland and Göttingen, 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.