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Sten Sture the Elder | |
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Regent of Sweden | |
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Reign | 1 June 1470 – 6 October 1497 12 November 1501 – 14 December 1503 |
Predecessor | Charles VIII John II |
Successor | John II Svante Nilsson |
Born | 1440 |
Died | 14 December 1503 |
Burial | Mariefred Charterhouse, later moved to Strängnäs Cathedral |
Spouse | Ingeborg Tott |
Issue | None |
House | Sture |
Father | Gustav Anundsson Sture |
Mother | Birgitta Stensdotter Bielke |
Sten Sture the Elder (Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces during the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he weakened the Kalmar Union considerably and became the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life.
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