Deaths on December 15

Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Died on December 15, 1467

Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, archbishop and Regent of Sweden (b. 1417)

Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), in Latin known as Johannes Benedicti de Salista, (1417 – 15 December 1467) was a Swedish clergyman, canon law scholar and statesman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1448–1467). He was Regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson (Tott), and alone 1465–1466.

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15 Dec

Battle of Baia
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.