Name Svante Sture Parents Sten Sture the Younger | Grandparents Svante Nilsson | |
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Died May 24, 1567, Uppsala, Sweden Children Nils Svantesson Sture, Mauritz Svantesson Sture Grandchildren Johan Baner, Sigrid Gustafsdotter Baner Similar People Sten Sture the Younger, Christina Gyllenstierna, Svante Nilsson, Catherine Stenbock, John III of Sweden |
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. From 1562 to 1564, during the Livonian War, he was governor of Estonia.

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 Nyköping Castle, with whom he had the following children:
References
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