Sten Sture Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sten Sture, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

4 records1496–15204 events3 places

Chronological biography

1496

Invasion of Bothnia1496

Warfare / Russia War · Bothnia

Russia invades the Gulf of Bothnia to capture Swedish occupied Finland

Siege of Ivangorod1496

Warfare / Russia War · Ivangorod

Sweden counter-attacks & ends the war

1520

Battle of Lake AsundenJanuary 1520

Warfare / Sweden War · Asunden

The leader of the Swedish resistance to Denmark, Sten Sture, is killed in battle

Death of Sten StureJanuary 1520

Warfare / Sweden War · Asunden

Death of Sten Sture, killed in battle

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.