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Sten Sture the Elder

1440 - 1503

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Sten Sture the Elder (Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces led by Danish king Christian I during the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he weakened the Kalmar Union considerably and became the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sten Sture the Elder is the 4,537th most popular politician (down from 4,442nd in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 174th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Swedish Politician.

The elder is most famous for his use of the word "I" in his poems.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 4,537 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Robert III of Scotland, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Alexandros Papagos, Jeong Dojeon, and Grifo. After him are Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, John, Elector of Saxony, Frederick the Simple, Philopoemen, Drypetis, and Diosdado Macapagal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 6. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Kabir, Hugo van der Goes, and Diogo Cão. After him are Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Jorge Manrique, Bartolomé Bermejo, and Alain I of Albret. Among people deceased in 1503, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 6. Before him are Pope Alexander VI, Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, and Sophia Palaiologina. After him are Margaret of York, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Peter Schöffer.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 173 out of 1,879. Before him are Loreen (1983), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), Karin Månsdotter (1550), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Tage Erlander (1901). After him are Roy Andersson (1943), Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), John Bauer (1882), Emund the Old (1030), and Georg Brandt (1694).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 59. Before him are Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Tage Erlander (1901). After him are Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), Emund the Old (1030), Carl Bildt (1949), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Ingvar Carlsson (1934), and Anna of Sweden (1545).

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