House of Sture: Difference between revisions

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Cadet branch of the House of Natt och Dag and House of Sture

Sture, Younger Sture branch

Coat of Arms
House of Sture
Nils Bosson assumed the matrilineal family name Sture in c.1452 but kept the paternal arms of Natt och Dag
Ancient arms
House of Sture
Counts of Västervik and Stegeholm
Barons of Hörningsholm
Arms from June 29th, 1561-
House of Sture
Counts of Västervik and Stegeholm
Barons of Hörningsholm
Arms from June 11th, 1562

Personal Arms
Nils Bosson Sture
1426–1494
Counsellor of the Realm, Knight Sture of Penningby, Ekesjö, Ekenäs and Hörningsholm
Arms as on seal
Sten Sture the Younger
Regent of Sweden
1512–1520
His corpse was exhumed and desecrated in the Stockholm Bloodbath
Svante Stensson Sture
1517–1567
Count of Stegeholm and Västervik
Lord High Constable of Sweden
Killed by King Eric XIV during the Sture murders
Nils Svantesson Sture
1543–1567
Eldest son of Svante Sture
Killed during the Sture murders
Erik Svantesson Sture
1546–1567
Youngest son of Svante Sture
Killed during the Sture murders
Svante Sture & Ebba Mauritzdotter Lewenhaupt
Arms of alliance in Uppsala Cathedral

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 Cadet branch of the [[House of Natt och Dag]] and [[House of Sture (Spets)|House of Sture]]
+''Sture, Younger Sture branch''
 <gallery caption="Coat of Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-Natt och Dag Ancient.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Younger Sture branch''<br>Nils Bosson assumed the matrilineal family name Sture in c.1452 but kept the paternal arms of Natt och Dag<br>Ancient arms</span>
+Natt och Dag Ancient.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Nils Bosson assumed the matrilineal family name Sture in c.1452 but kept the paternal arms of Natt och Dag<br>Ancient arms</span>
-Sture 1561.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">From 1561</span>
+Sture 1561.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Västervik and Stegeholm<br>Barons of Hörningsholm<br>Arms from June 29th, 1561-</span>
-Sture 1562.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">From 1562</span>
+Sture 1562.svg|House of Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Västervik and Stegeholm<br>Barons of Hörningsholm<br>Arms from June 11th, 1562</span>
+</gallery>
-</gallery>
 <gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-Svante Stensson Sture.svg ‎|Svante Stensson Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1517–1567<br>Count of Stegeholm and Västervik<br>Lord High Constable of Sweden<br>Killed by King Eric XIV during the Sture murders</span>
+Nils Bosson Sture.svg|Nils Bosson Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1426–1494<br>Counsellor of the Realm, Knight Sture of Penningby, Ekesjö, Ekenäs and Hörningsholm<br>Arms as on seal</span>
+Natt och Dag Ancient.svg|Sten Sture the Younger<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Regent of Sweden<br>1512–1520<br>His corpse was exhumed and desecrated in the ''Stockholm Bloodbath'' </span>
+Svante Stensson Sture.svg|Svante Stensson Sture.svg ‎|Svante Stensson Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1517–1567<br>Count of Stegeholm and Västervik<br>Lord High Constable of Sweden<br>Killed by King Eric XIV during the Sture murders</span>
 Svante Stensson Sture.svg|Nils Svantesson Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1543–1567<br>Eldest son of Svante Sture<br>Killed during the Sture murders</span>
 Svante Stensson Sture.svg|Erik Svantesson Sture<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1546–1567<br>Youngest son of Svante Sture<br>Killed during the Sture murders</span>