Sten Sture the Elder
| Regency | 1470-1497, and
1501- December 14, 1503. |
| Family | Sture |
| Consort | Ingeborg Tott |
| Predecessor | Charles VIII |
| Interregnum | John II |
| Successor | Svante Sture |
| Date of Birth | 1440 |
| Date of Death | December 14, 1503 |
| Place of Burial | Katarina Church, Stockholm |
Sten Sture the Elder, or Sten Sture den äldre, (1440-1503) Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, 1470-1497 and 1501-1503. At the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he triumphed against Swedish and Danish forces in the support of king Christian I of Denmark. The favourable outcome of the battle elevated Sture to the position of a national saviour with divine blessings. The sculpture St. George and the Dragon in Riddarholmskyrkan was raised to commemorate the battle.
He was born around 1440, as the son of Gustav Anundsson of the Sture family and Birgitta Stensdotter Bielke, half sister of Charles VIII. Sten Sture married Ingeborg Tott in 1476, and died in 1503.
| Preceded by: Charles VIII | List of Swedish monarchs | Succeeded by: Svante Sture |
