Sture murders

Sture murders
	Uppsala Castle, site of the Sture Murders
Native name	Sturemorden
Date	24 May 1567
Venue	Uppsala Castle
Location	Uppsala, Sweden
Coordinates	59°51′12″N 17°38′07″E / 59.85333°N 17.63528°E
Type	Murder
Cause	Mental illness
Deaths	6
Arrests	None
Accused	Eric XIV of Sweden
Litigation	Settlement with families of victims

The Sture murders (Swedish: Sturemorden) in Uppsala, Sweden, of 24 May 1567, were the murders of five incarcerated Swedish nobles by Erik XIV of Sweden, who at that time was in a state of serious mental disorder, and his guards. The nobles, among them three members of the influential Sture family, had been charged with conspiracy against the king and some were previously sentenced to death. Erik's old tutor, who did not belong to this group, was also killed when he tried to calm the king after the initial murders.