Olav Engelbrektsson

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Olav Engelbrektsson was the last Catholic Archbishop of Norway and a leading opponent of the Protestant Reformation in Denmark–Norway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian nobleman
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
appointedAsArchbishop 1523
authorityOver Norwegian Church NERFINISHED
birthPlace Trøndelag NERFINISHED
birthYear c. 1480
burialPlace Lierre NERFINISHED
causeOfExile establishment of Lutheran state church in Denmark–Norway
conflictWith Danish royal authority
countryOfCitizenship Norway
deathCountry Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
deathDate 1538-02-07
deathPlace Lierre NERFINISHED
diocese Archdiocese of Nidaros NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Leuven NERFINISHED
University of Rostock NERFINISHED
era 16th century
ethnicGroup Norwegians NERFINISHED
fledTo the Netherlands NERFINISHED
fledYear 1537
governedFrom Nidaros (Trondheim) NERFINISHED
historicalRole last Catholic primate of Norway
influenced the course of the Reformation in Norway
knownAs Olaf Engelbrektsson NERFINISHED
Olav Engelbrektssøn NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Latin
Norwegian
nobleFamily Engelbrektsson family NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last Catholic Archbishop of Norway
opposition to the Protestant Reformation in Denmark–Norway
occupation clergyman
politician
opposed King Christian III of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
participatedIn political conflicts over the Reformation in Norway
partOf Dano-Norwegian realm NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Nidaros NERFINISHED
predecessor Erik Valkendorf NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Archbishop’s Palace in Trondheim NERFINISHED
successor Hans Rev NERFINISHED
supported King Christian II of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
the Catholic cause in Scandinavia
title Archbishop of Nidaros NERFINISHED

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Old Norse name Óláfr hasLatinizedForm Olav Engelbrektsson
subject surface form: Óláfr
this entity surface form: Olavus