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Uppsala University

Type Object Region Sweden Time 1477

Uppsala University, the oldest in the Nordic countries, was proposed by Archbishop Jacob Ulvsson, approved by Pope Sixtus IV on 27 February 1477, and…

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  1. 1477Uppsala · UppsalaArchbishop Jacob Ulvsson proposed the foundation, and Sixtus IV issued the approving bull on 27 February 1477. On 2 July the Council of the Realm, led by Sten Sture the Elder, signed the charter at Strängnäs, and on 21 September the papal bull was solemnly delivered to Uppsala.
  2. 1477–1515Uppsala · UppsalaLectures began on 7 October, the feast of St. Bridget, initially centered on philosophy, law, and theology, making Uppsala the first university in the Nordic region, ahead of the University of Copenhagen founded two years later. Teaching ceased around 1515 amid the political turmoil of the Kalmar Union.
  3. 1593Uppsala · UppsalaThe university was rebuilt after the 1593 Uppsala Synod confirmed Lutheranism, and greatly expanded in the seventeenth century through donations of estates and books from Gustav II Adolf. The campus continued to develop around Uppsala Cathedral, and the institution has evolved continuously to the present, retaining its status as the oldest university in the Nordic region.

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