Sten Sture the Younger, or Sten Sture den yngre, Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, 1512 - February 5, 1520. He was born in 1493, as the son of regent Svante Nilsson, a descendant of the Sture family, and Iliana Gädda. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Bogesund on January 19, 1520, in the last part of Christian II of Denmark's war against Sweden, and died on the ice of lake Mälaren on his way back to Stockholm. His marriage to Christina Gyllenstierna, great-granddaughter of King Charles VIII, in 1511 produced the son Svante Stensson Sture, later elevated to be 1st Count Sture, Count of Bogesund. His distant direct descendant, Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married the Hereditary Prince of Sweden, and with Sibylla's son, king Charles VIII of Sweden, Sten Sture the younger's blood returned to the Swedish throne. 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... mary elline m. ... Sture was the name an influential family in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. ... Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna (1494-1559), (daughter of Nils Eriksson Gyllenstierna and Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér)), wife of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and after his death organiser of the defence against the attack from Denmark. ... Erik Trolle (died 1530), elected regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1512. ... Christian II (July 2, 1481 – January 25, 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... mary elline m. ... Location map Mälaren details, with Stockholm urban area pink in the east. ... Stockholm Bloodbath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Kalmar Union flag. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... mary elline m. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Svante Nilsson, (1460 – January 2, 1512) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union, 1504 - January 2, 1512. ... Sture was the name an influential family in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. ... The Battle of Bogesund was an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... mary elline m. ... Christian II (July 2, 1481 – January 25, 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ... Location map Mälaren details, with Stockholm urban area pink in the east. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna (1494-1559), (daughter of Nils Eriksson Gyllenstierna and Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér)), wife of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and after his death organiser of the defence against the attack from Denmark. ... Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles I of Norway, or Karl Knutsson (Bonde), king of Sweden (1448 – 1457, 1464 – 1465 and from 1467 to his death in 1470); king of Norway (1449 – 1450). ... 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ... Ulricehamn is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles I of Norway, or Karl Knutsson (Bonde), king of Sweden (1448 – 1457, 1464 – 1465 and from 1467 to his death in 1470); king of Norway (1449 – 1450). ...

The Death of Sten Sture the Younger on the ice of lake Mälaren.
Painting by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1880).