347 Johan Jacob Hedrén

Johan Jacob Hedrén

✶ 4 March 1775 at Bäckenäs, Rännelanda parish
✟ 14 February 1861 in Linköping

Appointed

Kristiania slott 7 October 1859 (as Member of the Cloth)

motto

Amplexu adsurgit (It grows up by seeking support)

shield

Painted 1861 by C G Sjöblom.

other awards

Member of the Order of Vasa 1816
King Karl XIV Johan’s large coronation medal in gold in a double chain 1818
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1826
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1832

Biography

Court chaplain 1807-1813
Bishop of Linköping 1833
Received the order at his 50th anniversary of his graduation as a theology doctor.

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