Svante Stensson Sture

Svante Stensson Sture or Svante Sture the Younger (b. 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:

References

  1. ^ a b c Nordisk familjebok. Uggleupplagan. 27. Stockholm-Nynäs järnväg - Syrsor. 1918. p. 512. http://runeberg.org/nfcg/0290.html. 
  2. ^ "Persönakt för Svante Sture d. y. (Stensson), Född 1517-05-01 Stockholm". historiska-personer.nu. http://historiska-personer.nu/min-s/p99d67adb.html.