Ture Turesson (Bielke)

Ture Turesson (Bielke)^[1] (1425–1489/90) was a Swedish statesman and military commander and a prominent leader of the unionist party during the Kalmar Union period. He was a Privy Councillor and Castellan of Axvall Castle during the reign of separatist King Charles Canutesson, before defecting to the unionist side in 1452, spending several years in exile in Denmark. He was appointed Lord High Constable of Sweden, Castellan of Stockholm and Kalmar and Captain-General during the reign of King Christian I, and commanded the unionist forces during several major battles during the turbulent 1460s, before surrendering to Sten Sture the Elder's separatists in 1472. During his later years he was Lawspeaker of the province of Öland.

^ "Turesson" is a patronymic. The use of family names as part of a personal name was not yet established among Swedish nobility at this time. The Bielke surname is derived from the family coat of arms and has been applied posthumously by later historians, using the style of his grandson Ture Pedersson Bielke for clarity.

[1] "Turesson" is a patronymic. The use of family names as part of a personal name was not yet established among Swedish nobility at this time. The Bielke surname is derived from the family coat of arms and has been applied posthumously by later historians, using the style of his grandson Ture Pedersson Bielke for clarity.

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