Sture was the name of two influential families in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. One member of one of these families and two members of the other served as Regents of Sweden in the Kalmar Union between 1470 and 1520. The Sture Party were supported by the peasants and burgesses which often resulted in conflict with the...
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(from the article `Gustav I Vasa`) ...and of a noble family whose members had played a prominent part in the factious aristocratic politics of 15th-century Scandinavia. His family was ... After Charles`s death, Sten Sture the Elder was elected regent by the council; his army, including the Totts and their sympathizers, burghers, and ......
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