Sten Sture the Younger
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Sten Sture the Younger was a Swedish statesman and regent who led the resistance against Danish rule in the early 16th century and became a central figure in the struggle that culminated in the Stockholm Bloodbath.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sten Sture the Younger canonical | 4 |
| Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9455697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sten Sture the Younger Context triple: [Stockholm Bloodbath, significantPerson, Sten Sture the Younger]
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A.
Sten Sture the Elder
Sten Sture the Elder was a late 15th-century Swedish statesman and regent who led the struggle to maintain Sweden’s independence from the Kalmar Union under Danish dominance.
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B.
Nils Bosson Sture
Nils Bosson Sture was a prominent 15th-century Swedish nobleman and statesman from the influential Sture family who played a key role in the politics of late medieval Sweden.
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C.
Johan Gyllenstierna
Johan Gyllenstierna was a prominent 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the governance and politics of the Swedish Empire.
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D.
Nils Gyllenstierna
Nils Gyllenstierna was a prominent Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to one of the highest positions in the kingdom’s government during the early modern period.
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E.
Sture
Sture is a Scandinavian male given name, particularly common in Sweden and historically borne by several notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sten Sture the Younger Target entity description: Sten Sture the Younger was a Swedish statesman and regent who led the resistance against Danish rule in the early 16th century and became a central figure in the struggle that culminated in the Stockholm Bloodbath.
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A.
Sten Sture the Elder
Sten Sture the Elder was a late 15th-century Swedish statesman and regent who led the struggle to maintain Sweden’s independence from the Kalmar Union under Danish dominance.
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B.
Nils Bosson Sture
Nils Bosson Sture was a prominent 15th-century Swedish nobleman and statesman from the influential Sture family who played a key role in the politics of late medieval Sweden.
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C.
Johan Gyllenstierna
Johan Gyllenstierna was a prominent 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the governance and politics of the Swedish Empire.
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D.
Nils Gyllenstierna
Nils Gyllenstierna was a prominent Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to one of the highest positions in the kingdom’s government during the early modern period.
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E.
Sture
Sture is a Scandinavian male given name, particularly common in Sweden and historically borne by several notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish statesman
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Bogesund ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Strängnäs Cathedral ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battle wounds ⓘ |
| conflict |
struggle against the Kalmar Union
ⓘ
war against Christian II of Denmark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1493 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1520-02-03 ⓘ |
| era | early 16th century ⓘ |
| father | Svante Nilsson ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kalmar Union ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Swedish national historiography ⓘ |
| injuredIn | Battle of Bogesund ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a central figure in events leading to the Stockholm Bloodbath
ⓘ
defending Swedish autonomy within the Kalmar Union ⓘ leading resistance against Danish rule in Sweden ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died of wounds in battle ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sture family ⓘ |
| mother | Iliana Arvidsdotter Trolle ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Swedish nobleman ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Stockholm Bloodbath (as central prelude figure)
ⓘ
linked to:
Stockholm Bloodbath
Swedish War of Liberation (early phase) ⓘ
linked to:
Swedish War of Liberation
conflict over the Kalmar Union ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Swedish resistance to Danish rule ⓘ |
| officeContested | kingship of Sweden within the Kalmar Union ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Christian II of Denmark
ⓘ
Unionist nobility in Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockholm ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
near Stockholm
ⓘ
on the ice of Lake Mälaren ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | anti-Unionist Swedish party ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | de facto ruler of Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
de facto head of state of Sweden
ⓘ
regent of Sweden ⓘ |
| predecessor | Svante Nilsson ⓘ |
| regencyEnd | 1520 ⓘ |
| regencyStart | 1512 ⓘ |
| relative | Sten Sture the Elder ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Stockholm ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Christina Gyllenstierna ⓘ |
| successor | Christian II of Denmark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sten Sture the Younger Description of subject: Sten Sture the Younger was a Swedish statesman and regent who led the resistance against Danish rule in the early 16th century and became a central figure in the struggle that culminated in the Stockholm Bloodbath.
Referenced by (5)
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