page_title: Sten Sture the Elder
hierarchical_section_title: Sten Sture the Elder
caption_attribution_description: St. George and the Dragon, 1489, Storkyrkan, Stockholm (1)The face of St. George in this sculpture is generally agreed to be a youth portrait of Swedish nationalist dictator Stein Gustavson (Sture)&#91;1&#93;
context_page_description: Sten Sture the Elder was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden 1470–1497 and 1501–1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces 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.
context_section_description: Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden 1470–1497 and 1501–1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces 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.
caption: Sculpted youth portrait
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