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Sten Sture, the Elder

Swedish regent
Also known as: Sten Gustafsson Sture den Äldre
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Sten Sture, the Elder (born c. 1440, Sweden—died 1503, Sweden) 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 decisive defeat on the Danish ruler in the Battle of Brunkeberg. He helped the Swedish king Charles VIII...

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