Svante Stensson

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or Svante Sture the Younger (born 1 May 1517 in

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, d. 24 May 1567 in the Sture Murders at

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) was a

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count, riksmarsk and statesman. From 1562 to 1564, during the

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, he was governor of

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Family

Svante Sture was the son of Sten Svantesson Sture (d. y.) and Kristina (Christina) Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna. He was married to Märta ("King Martha") Erikdotter Leijonhufvud on 3 March 1538 at

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, with whom he had the following children: * Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (1538–1613) *Magdalena (Malin) Svantesdotter Sture (1539–1610) *Anna Svantesdotter Sture (1541–1595) *Sten Svantesson Sture (1542–1542) *

Nils Svantesson Sture Nils Svantesson Sture (b. 20 July 1543 at Hörningsholm Castle, d. 24 May 1567 in the Sture Murders at Uppsala Castle) was a Swedish diplomat and soldier during the reign of Erik XIV of Sweden. He was the son of Svante Stensson Sture and Märta ...

(1543–1567) *Sten Svantesson Sture (1544–1565) *Erik Svantesson Sture (1546–1567) *Margareta Svantesdotter Sture (1547–1617) *Gustaf Svantesson Sture (1548–1548) *Brita Svantesdotter Sture (1550–1550) *Mauritz Svantesson Sture (1552–1592) *Karl Svantesson Sture (1555–1598) *Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (1556–1556) *Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (1557–1557) *Kristina Svantesdotter Sture (1559–1619)

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{{authority control Swedish nobility 16th-century Swedish politicians 16th century in Estonia 1517 births 1567 deaths