Svante Nilsson, (1460 – January 2, 1512) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union, 1504 - January 2, 1512. He was born around 1460 as the son of Nils Bosson of the family of Natt och Dag (whose mother was of Sture family). He never himself used the name Sture, but his son later took the great-grandmother's name because of its prestige and tradition of preserving the Swedish independence. He became a member of the Privy Council of Sweden no later than 1482, but acted with in opposition to his distant kinsman Sten Sture the Elder, going as far as supporting John of Denmark. Unwillingly he then switched sides and supported Sten Sture in overthrowing the king, which at the death of Sten Sture led to him self being elected regent. His resignation was demanded by the Privy Council of Sweden in the summer of 1511, but in practice he remained in power until his death on January 2, 1512. Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den ldre; 1440–1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union (1470–1497 and 1501–1503). ... Erik Trolle (died 1530), elected regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1512. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... The royal lineages of Norway, Sweden and Denmark for the period around the formation of the Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish: Kalmarunionen) was a series of personal unions (1397–1520) that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Sture was the name an influential family in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. ... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ... Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den ldre; 1440–1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union (1470–1497 and 1501–1503). ... John, Johann, Johan II, or colloquially Hans, Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1481 – 1513), Norway (1483 – 1513) Sweden (1497 – 1501), under the Kalmar Union, and also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. ... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ... Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ...

His first marriage (1490-1495) with Iliana Gädda, produced the son Sten Sture the Younger. He married a second time with Mette Ivarsdotter Dyre (1504-1512). Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events February 22 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the citys throne. ... The Death of Sten Sture the Younger on the ice of lake Mälaren. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ...

Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den ldre; 1440–1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union (1470–1497 and 1501–1503). ... This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time. ... Erik Trolle (died 1530), elected regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1512. ...