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  1. Sten Sture the Elder ( Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503.

  2. Feb 20, 2023 · Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den äldre; 1440–December 14, 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden during the Union of Kalmar (1470–1497 and 1501–1503). [edit] Biography. He was born around 1440, the son of Gustav Anundsson of the Sture family and Birgitta Stensdotter Bielke, half-sister of the future Charles VIII.

  3. Apr 10, 2024 · Sten Sture, the Elder was the regent of Sweden (1470–97, 1501–03) who resisted Danish domination and built up a strong central administration. Sten, a member of a powerful noble family, led forces that ended an attempt by the Danish king Christian I to gain control over Sweden in 1471, inflicting a.

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  4. The Battle of Brunkeberg was fought on 10 October 1471 between the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder and forces led by Danish king Christian I. Sture won a decisive victory.

    • 10 October 1471
    • Sture victory
    • Stockholm, Sweden
    • Danish invasion of Sweden repelled
  5. Svante became a member of the Privy Council of Sweden no later than 1482, but acted in opposition to his distant kinsman Sten Sture the Elder, going as far as supporting King John of Denmark. Unwillingly he then switched sides and supported Sten Sture in overthrowing the king.

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  7. After Charles’s death, Sten Sture the Elder was elected regent by the council; his army, including the Totts and their sympathizers, burghers, and men from Bergslagen, defeated Christian’s troops in the Battle of Brunkeberg on the outskirts of Stockholm (1471). During Sten ’s rule, Uppsala University was founded (1477).

  8. Sten Sture the Elder. Sten Gustaffson, commonly called Sten Sture the Elder. In 1464 he came prominently forward in support of Bishop Kettil Karlsson Vasa in his struggle against Christian I of Denmark, and showed great ability in winning over the peasants and making soldiers of them.

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