Jakob Ulvsson came from a noble family background. He was born at Hacksta gård at
Trögds härad in
Uppland. He studied at the universities in
Rostock (
Bachelor of Arts in 1458/1459) and
Paris (
magister 1460). He spent the years 1465–1470 in
Rome and was meanwhile appointed
Canon of Uppsala in 1465 and
Archdeacon of
Växjö in 1468. Despite King
Karl Knutsson wanting to make one of his own relatives
Archbishop of Uppsala, Jakob Ulvsson was appointed archbishop by the pope in 1469 and ordained in
Rome in 1470, after which he returned to
Uppsala. In the conflicts between the Danish king
Christian I of Denmark and the Swedish regent
Sten Sture, Jakob took a mediating position, trying as far as possible to avoid open warfare, especially in Uppland. After Sten Sture's victory in the Battle at Brunkeberg in 1471, the situation stabilized and he participated in the work of the privy council. He is usually regarded is the main initiator of the university in Uppsala, which was founded after having received papal approval in the form of a bull of
Pope Sixtus IV dated 27 February 1477. Jakob Ulvsson was appointed first chancellor of the university. He resigned from the archbishopric in 1515. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Uppsala until his death at
Mariefred Charterhouse in 1521. == See also ==