Sten Sture the Elder

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Sten Sture, den äldre

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Regency1470-1497, and

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1470 - 1497

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1501- December 14, 1503.

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1501 - December 14 - 1503

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FamilySture

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ConsortIngeborg Tott

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PredecessorCharles VIII

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InterregnumJohn II

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SuccessorSvante Nilsson

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Date of Birth1440

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Date of DeathDecember 14, 1503

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December 14 - 1503

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Place of BurialKatarina Church, Stockholm

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Katarina Church - Stockholm

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Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den ldre; 1440–1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union (1470–1497 and 1501–1503).

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1440 - 1503 - Swedish - Regent - Kalmar Union - 1470 - 1497 - 1501

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At the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he triumphed against Swedish and Danish forces in the support of Christian I. This outcome elevated Sture to the position of a national savior. The sculpture St. George and the Dragon in Storkyrkan in Stockholm was raised to commemorate the battle.

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Battle of Brunkeberg - 1471 - Danish - Christian I - St. George and the Dragon - Storkyrkan

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He was born around 1440, as the son of Gustav Anundsson of the Sture family and Birgitta Stensdotter Bielke, half-sister of the future Charles VIII. Sten Sture married Ingeborg Tott in 1476, and died in 1503. The marriage remained childless. According to genealogical research, Sten Sture's father descended from King Sverker II of Sweden (both through family of Vinga and through family of Aspenäs).

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1440 - Sture - Charles VIII - 1476 - 1503 - Sverker II of Sweden

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His closest relatives and heirs were his deceased sister's issue, the family of Vasa. For example, hie greta-nephew the future king Gustav I of Sweden had been born a few years before Sten's death. At the time, none of them however belonged to the experienced politicians of Sweden. Regent Sten was succeeded by his riksrad-colleague and former enemy Svante Nilsson as regent.

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Vasa - Gustav I of Sweden - Svante Nilsson

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