Svante Sture the Younger
Governor of Estonia
Svante Stensson Sture by Domenicus Verwilt.
Born1 May 1517
Stockholm
Died24 May 1567
Uppsala Castle
Noble familySture
Spouse(s)Martha Leijonhufvud
IssueSigrid Sture
Magdalena Sture
Anna Sture
Sten Sture
Nils Sture
Sten Sture
Erik Sture
Margareta Sture
Gustaf Sture
Brita Sture
Mauritz Sture
Karl Sture
Iliana Sture
Iliana Sture
Kristina Sture
FatherSten Sture the Younger
MotherChristina Gyllenstierna

Svante Stensson Sture or Svante Sture the Younger (born 1 May 1517 in Stockholm, d. 24 May 1567 in the Sture Murders at Uppsala Castle) was a Swedish count, riksmarsk and statesman.[1] From 1562 to 1564, during the Livonian War, he was governor of Estonia.[1]

Family

Svante Sture was the son of Sten Svantesson Sture (d. y.) and Kristina (Christina) Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna.[1] He was married to Märta ("King Martha") Erikdotter Leijonhufvud on 3 March 1538 at Nyköping Castle, with whom he had the following[2] children:

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  1. ^ a b c Nordisk familjebok. Uggleupplagan. Vol. 27. Stockholm-Nynäs järnväg - Syrsor. 1918. p. 512.
  2. ^ "Persönakt för Svante Sture d. y. (Stensson), Född 1517-05-01 Stockholm". historiska-personer.nu.
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