Editing Nils Allesson

{{Short description|Archbishop of Uppsala from 1292 to 1305}}
'''Nils Allesson''' (Latin: ''Nicolaus Allonius'') was [[Archbishop of Uppsala]]  1292–1305.

==Biography==
According to the Archbishop's Chronicle, he was born in [[Uppsala]].
It is believed that he studied at the [[University of Paris]] in 1278. After returning to Sweden, he became deacon in Uppsala in 1286 and was elected archbishop in 1292 following the death of [[Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1291)|Archbishop Johannes]]  who died during  1291.  At this time, the cathedral chapter in Uppsala was in a dispute with [[Jens Grand]], [[Archbishop of Lund]],  who had [[primate (bishop)|primate]] status over the archbishop of Uppsala. The Archbishop did not approve of Nils Allesson and appealed the election to Rome. This occurred during a period without a valid Pope elected due to a deadlock among cardinals. Nils later travelled to Rome to be ordained in 1295 by [[Pope Boniface VIII]].<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8875|title= Nicolaus Allonis|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjohanup.html |title= Archbishop Johan, O.P.|website= Catholica Hierarchia|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://runeberg.org/dbl/6/0188.html|title= Ærkebiskop Jens Grand |website=  Dansk biografisk Lexikon |access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>

Nils was known as a vigorous archbishop. He founded and supervised institutions for safety and order, such as accommodations for travelers around his [[diocese]].
In 1303, he participated in the first trial against [[Botulf Botulfsson]] for heresy. The same year, he opened the shrine of [[Saint Erik|Eric the Saint]] and provided some relics to [[Erik Magnusson (duke)|Duke Eric]], the son of King [[Magnus Ladulås]].

==See also==
* [[List of archbishops of Uppsala]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://runeberg.org/nfak/0570.html Nils Allesson] Nordisk familjebok

==Other sources==
*Åsbrink, Gustav & Westman, Knut B. ''Svea rikes ärkebiskopar från 1164 till nuvarande tid'' (Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur, Stockholm 1935)
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