Background
lieutenant is not known when Jöns Gerekesson was born, but it is believed to have been around 1380.
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Jöns studied at the University of Cologne and then worked as a canon in Aarhus before he became chancellor to the Scandinavian King Eric of Pomerania.
Career
Gerekesson"s uncle, Peder Lodehat, was Bishop of Roskilde, Denmark and Chancellor to the Scandinavian queen, Margareta. On the death of the archbishop Birger Gregersson (11 March 1383), the King appointed Jöns to take his place, despite protests from the cathedral chapter. Jöns was of Danish descent and had no connection to Uppsala.
Jöns cared mainly for his own pleasure, and left his duties to the chapter.
He held parties with female company, and lived a life of luxury and abundance. When his money ran out, he took bribes and borrowed money, eventually putting him in debt, which in return forced him to embezzle Church property.
Finally, the chapter complained to Pope Martin V and, after an investigation, in 1421 the Pope dismissed him from office. In 1426 he entered the duties of bishop of Skálholt, Iceland, and was formally ordained in 1430.
However, three years after being ordained, the Icelandic people had enough of him, and put him in a sack and drowned him.
