Elin Gustavsdotter Sture (15th century – 1495) was a Swedish

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, consort of the regent

Erik Axelsson (Tott) Erik Axelsson (Tott) (c. 1419–1481) was a Dano-Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union, jointly with Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna in 1457 and alone from 1466 to 1467. Biography He was born in Scania during the reign ...

Biography

Elin Gustavsdotter was the daughter of the nobleman Gustav Algotsson of the influential

Sture Sture () was a name borne by three distinct but interrelated noble families in Sweden in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. It was originally a nickname, meaning 'haughty, proud' (compare the Swedish word ''stursk'' and the Old Norse ...

family. She was married to Erik Axelsson Tott in September 1466 in a marriage alliance arranged to strengthen Axelsson's position and support within the Swedish nobility; the same year, he was elected Regent by the Swedish nobility. Lady Elin thereby became

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and took the part of a queen within the Swedish court. In 1467 her spouse resigned his position as Regent in favour of King Charles VIII and became governor of the eastern border provinces in Finland. The couple had no known children.

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Litet lexikon över Sveriges regenter" av Lars O. Lagerqvist och Nils Åberg {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustavsdotter, Elin 15th-century births 1495 deaths Spouses of national leaders 15th-century Swedish nobility 15th-century Swedish women