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Sten Sture the Elder ( Sten Sture den äldre ; 1440 – 14 December 1503 ) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from ( 1470 – 1497 and 1501 – 1503 ).
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* 1520 – Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.
* 1471 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
Sten Sture the Elder enters Stockholm.
In 1471, Sten Sture the Elder defeated Christian I of Denmark at the Battle of Brunkeberg only to lose the city to Hans of Denmark in 1497.
Sten Sture managed to size power again in 1501 which resulted in a Danish blockade lasting 1502 – 1509 and eventually a short peace.
The anti-unionist party was headed by Sten Sture the Younger, and the pro-unionist party by archbishop Gustavus Trolle.
* Sten Sture the Younger
The Swedish regent Sten Sture the younger is mortally wounded in the battle.
* February 5 – Sten Sture the younger, Viceroy of Sweden ( b. 1493 )
* December 14 – Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden 1470 – 1497 and 1501 – 1503 ( b. 1440 )
* October 10 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder, with the help of farmers and miners, repel an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
* date unknown – Ingeborg Tott, wife of Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder
* September 28 – John, King of Denmark defeats Sten Sture the Elder at the Battle of Rotebro.
Sten Sture the Elder becomes Regent of Sweden.
Birgitta Gustafsdotter was the sister of Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden.
Being a relative and ally of uncle Sten Sture, Erik inherited the regent's estates in Uppland and Södermanland when the latter died in 1503.
According to genealogical research, Birgitta Gustafsdotter and Sten Sture ( and consequently also Gustav Vasa ) were descended from King Sverker II of Sweden, through King Sverker's granddaughter Benedikte Sunesdotter ( who was married to Svantepolk Knutsson, son of Duke of Reval ).
Gustav and his father Erik supported the party of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden from 1512, and its struggle against the Danish King Christian II.
Following the battle of Brännkyrka in 1518, where Sten Sture's troops beat the Danish forces, it was decided that Sten Sture and King Christian would meet in Österhaninge for
A reason for this gentle treatment was King Christian's hope to convince the six men to switch sides, and turn against their leader Sten Sture.
While he was there, Christian II mobilised to attack Sweden in an effort to seize power from Sten Sture and his supporters.
Sten Sture died in March, but some strongholds, including the Swedish capital Stockholm, were still able to withstand the Danish forces.
Accusations against the old supporters of Sten Sture regarding heresy were brought forward.
Mariefred acquired its name from the monastery Pax Mariae (" Mary's Peace ") which was founded some 500 years ago by Sten Sture the Elder.
Sten and Elder
Christian's final attempt at regaining Sweden ended in a total military failure at Brunkeberg ( outside Stockholm ) October 1471 where he was defeated by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder who was supported by the Danish-Swedish nobleman's clan the Thott family.
He took the Sture name, heritage from his great-grandmother, because it symbolized independence of Sweden as reminder of Sten Sture the Elder, his father's third cousin.
He 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 John of Denmark.
Sten Sture the Elder enters Stockholm.
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Though she was recognized as Queen, the Swedish government did not allow the boy, suddenly legitimized as Prince Charles ( Karl Karlsson ) to succeed him, but appointed one of their number, Sten Sture the Elder ( who was Charles's nephew ) as regent.
By 1521, Gustav Eriksson, a nobleman and relative of Sten Sture the Elder, managed to gather troops from Dalarna in north-west Sweden and help from Lübeck, with the purpose of defeating the Danes.
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In this affair, she requested the assistance of the popes from 1455, and she succeeded in having the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder excommunicated.
Also buried here are Sten Sture the Elder.
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* Sten Sture the Elder-Sten Sture den äldre ( reign 1470-1497 and 1501-1503 )
* Sten Sture the Younger-Sten Sture den yngre ( reign 1512-1520 )
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