Andreas Laurenitt Hackzelius (born in 1630 in Hacksta,

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- died on July 7, 1681, in Holm,

) was a priest of the

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.''Svenska män och kvinnor'' – by Bonniers förlag, 1954.''"Book of Coats of Arm"''
by passagen.se.

Early life

Andreas was born to Lars Eriksson (1605-1674) and Karin Matsdotter (1610-1682) in midst of the

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(1618–1648). When Andreas turned 18, the war ended. This freed Andreas – instead of soldiering – to pursue a career closer to his heart. Andreas applied and was accepted to

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to study theology and languages. Andreas became a clergyman.''Kulla och Hjälsta kyrkor: Lagunda härad, Uppland band XII:1'', Ann Catherine Bonnier and Robert Bennett, Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1970, Sveriges kyrkor ("Churches of Sweden"), Uppland. With his career choice Andreas detached himself as well as all his future offspring from the family's long time tradition of farming and operating a plantation, which his father Lars, grandfather Erik and great-grandfather Bengt had represented in Uppland, Sweden.

Life as a priest

Upon Andreas' inauguration to the

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ministry, the churchly commissions of Andreas came to include - among other things - the heading of congregations of the parishes of Kulla and Holm in the

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in Uppland, Sweden.''Svensk uppslagsbok'' – a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955 in two editions.''Det medeltida Sverige'' 1:6 ("The Medieval Sweden"). Andreas Hackzelius became the first rector – head of a congregation – to oversee the newly constructed Church of Holm, erected in 1678 in the Parish of Holm, between Lårstaviken and Gorran in Mälaren, 17 km north of Bålsta, in the municipality of

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. The new church was closely connected with the nearby

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(modern spelling: Sjö), which was built at the same time with the church. The construction work of the castle lasted from 1669 until 1679. The castle was owned by a patron (Latin: patrōnus) of the church, the Marshal of the

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Johan Gabriel Stenbock (1640–1705), one of the most powerful people in Sweden in the 17th century.''"The Castle Guide"''
by slottsguiden.info. In the 17th century, the patronage of the Church of Holm consisted of high-ranking statesmen, clergymen, military officers as well as royal and other high noble friends and family members of Stenbock. In a 17th-century letter remaining, the Queen of Sweden Christina (1626–1689) compliments and thanks Rector Andreas Hackzelius for a church service and sermon given by him.

Marriage

The Hackzell family name derives from the Hacksta family estate, located in Hacksta,

. On October 28, 1671, Andreas Hackzelius married Brita Mårtensdotter Hörling (1649–1710) from

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. The couple had a son - their only child -, Mårten Hacksell (1674–1725), who became a commander and a chief enforcement officer (Swedish: kronofogde) for the Swedish crown. Through Mårten Hackzell and his offspring, the Hackzell family spread to Norrland and

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. Mårten's son

Anders Hackzell Anders Mårtensson Hackzell (1705, in Nederluleå, Norrbotten, Sweden - February 13, 1757, Alatornio, Lapland, Finland) worked as the chief enforcement officer (Swedish: kronofogde) and a cartographer and a mapper (Swedish: lantmätare) for the ...

(1705-1757) followed in Mårten's footsteps as a chief enforcement officer for the Swedish crown, becoming also a well-known cartographer and mapper. Andreas Hackzelius died on July 7, 1681, in

. Among his best-known descendants is the World-War-II-period Prime Minister of

Antti Hackzell Antti Verner Hackzell (20 September 1881 – 14 January 1946) was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland from August to September 1944. Career Hackzell was the Governor of Viborg Province (1918� ...

(1881–1946).

Sources

* ''Sjöö slott: Nicodemus Tessin d.ä. och Johan Gabriel Stenbock som aktörer vid ett stormaktstida slottsbygge'', Johan Eriksson & Peter Liljenstolpe, Uppsala, 2001. . * ''Kulla kyrka'', Rune Norberg
Upplands kyrkor
Stiftsrådet i Uppsala, 1952. (Vol. 4, chapter 49) * ''Kulla och Hjälsta kyrkor: Lagunda härad, Uppland band XII:1'', Ann Catherine Bonnier and Robert Bennett, Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1970, Sveriges kyrkor ("Churches of Sweden"), Uppland. * ''Våra kyrkor'', Klarkullens förlag, Västervik, 1990, . * ''Vägvisare till kyrkorna i Uppsala län'', pages 105-106, Karin Blent (editor), Länsstyrelsen i Uppsala län, 1997, . * ''Slott och herresäten i Sverige – Uppland (II)''. * ''Svenska slott och herrgårdar'' – by Fredric Bedoire. * ''Svenska män och kvinnor'' – by Bonniers förlag, 1954. * ''Svensk uppslagsbok'' – a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955 in two editions. * ''Det medeltida Sverige'' 1:6 ("The Medieval Sweden").
''Slottsguiden'' ("Castle Guide")
by slottsguiden.info.

by passagen.se.

References

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