Sture, Carl, 1555-1598
Carl Sture was Count of Stockholm and Västervik, inheriting his titles from his father Svante Stensson Sture and grandfather Sten Sture the Younger. In 1571 he was court eunuch to King Johan III of Sweden but then served as council for his cousin Duke Karl IX of Sweden. He was chief in the duke's Hölebo district 1577-1596, where he built his castle near Södertälje. He was a lawspeaker for the areas of Närke from 1579 to 1595 and Södermanland from 1595 to his death.
- HMML ID
- 970242438485
- PURL
- LC name
- Sture, Carl, 1555-1598
- HMML name
- Sture, Carl, 1555-1598
Variants
- Sture, Carl Svantesson
- Sture, Karl
Name elements
- Given names
- Carl
- Family names
- Sture
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1555-12-13
- Death date
- 1598-01-24
- Centuries
- 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Associated countries
- Associated places
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Count of Stockholm ● Count of Västervik
- Languages
General notes
- Description
- Carl Sture, Born December 1555, died January 1598. Politician and count in Stockholm
- Citations
- "Carl Sture," Wikipedia, accessed February 10, 2024, https://perma.cc/V68D-5FLG.
- Description
- Laurentius Laurentii; Leichenpredigt vom Tode des Carl Sture
- Citations
- 49095R (Universitätsbibliothek Rostock, Mss. hist. biogr. Sture), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Sture, Carl, 1555-1598." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 10, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/970242438485
Change notes
- Date added
- 2024-02-10
- Last edited
- 2024-02-10