Svante Stensson Sture

Svante Sture the Younger
Governor of Estonia
Svante Stensson Sture by Domenicus Verwilt.
Born	1 May 1517 Stockholm
Died	24 May 1567 Uppsala Castle
Noble family	Sture
Spouse(s)	Martha Leijonhufvud
Issue	Sigrid Sture Magdalena Sture Anna Sture Sten Sture Nils Sture Sten Sture Erik Sture Margareta Sture Gustaf Sture Brita Sture Mauritz Sture Karl Sture Iliana Sture Iliana Sture Kristina Sture
Father	Sten Sture the Younger
Mother	Christina Gyllenstierna

Svante Stensson Sture or Svante Sture the Younger (born 1 May 1517 in Stockholm, d. 24 May 1567 in the Sture Murders at Uppsala Castle) was a Swedish count, riksmarsk and statesman. From 1562 to 1564, during the Livonian War, he was governor of Estonia.

Family

Svante Sture was the only surviving son of Sten Svantesson Sture (d. y.) and Kristina (Christina) Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna. He was married to Märta ("King Martha") Erikdotter Leijonhufvud on 3 March 1538 at Nyköping Castle, with whom he had the following children:

• Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (13 December 1538 – 16 March 1613)
• Magdalena (Malin) Svantesdotter Sture (9 November 1539 – 1610)
• Anna Svantesdotter Sture (29 January 1541 – 21 June 1595)
• Sten Svantesson Sture (25 February 1542 – 1542), died in infancy
• Nils Svantesson Sture (20 June 1543 – 24 May 1567)
• Sten Svantesson Sture (4 November 1544 – 7 July 1565)
• Erik Svantesson Sture (18 May 1546 – 24 May 1567)
• Margareta Svantesdotter Sture (16 November 1547 – 8 December 1617)
• Gustaf Svantesson Sture (20 December 1548 – unknown), died in childhood
• Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (1550 – 24 February 1556), died in childhood
• Mauritz Svantesson Sture (24 November 1552 – 14 March 1592)
• Karl Svantesson Sture (13 December 1555 – 24 January 1598)
• Brita Svantesdotter Sture (11 April 1557 – unknown), died in childhood
• Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (24 December 1558 – unknown), died in childhood
• Kristina Svantesdotter Sture (22 December 1559 – 4 January 1619)