Sten Sture the Younger
| Sten Sture the Younger | |
|---|---|
| Regent Riksföreståndare | |
Sten (Stenonis) Sture the Younger with comments in Renaissance Latin | |
| Reign | 23 July 1512 – 3 February 1520 |
| Predecessor | Erik Trolle |
| Successor | Christian II |
| Born | 1493 |
| Died | 3 February 1520 On the ice of lake Mälaren |
| Burial | Corpse exhumed and burned at the Stockholm Bloodbath |
| Spouse | Christina Gyllenstierna |
| Father | Svante Nilsson |
| Mother | Iliana Gisladotter Gädda |
Sten Sture the Younger (Swedish: Sten Sture den yngre) (1493 – 3 February 1520), was a Swedish nobleman who served as the regent of Sweden, during the era of the Kalmar Union.