thumb|300px|right|Saint George and the Dragon (Notke)|Saint George and the Dragon in the Stockholm cathedral [[Storkyrkan, original grave monument of Sten Sture the Elder depicting his victory over the Danes at the Battle of Brunkeberg]] thumb|Contemporary sculpture of Sten Sture the younger at the altar of [[Västerås Cathedral ]] Sture () was a name borne by three distinct but interrelated noble families in Sweden in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. It was originally a nickname, meaning 'haughty, proud' (compare the Swedish word stursk and the Old Norse and Icelandic personal nam
thumb|300px|right|Saint George and the Dragon (Notke)|Saint George and the Dragon in the Stockholm cathedral [[Storkyrkan, original grave monument of Sten Sture the Elder depicting his victory over the Danes at the Battle of Brunkeberg]] thumb|Contemporary sculpture of Sten Sture the younger at the altar of [[Västerås Cathedral ]] Sture () was a name borne by three distinct but interrelated noble families in Sweden in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. It was originally a nickname, meaning 'haughty, proud' (compare the Swedish word stursk and the Old Norse and Icelandic personal name Sturla), but later became a surname. Particularly famous are the three regents () from these families who ruled Sweden in succession during the fifty-year period between 1470 and 1520, namely: Sten Sture the Elder, regent 1470–1497 and 1501–1503 Svante Nilsson, regent 1504–1512 Sten Sture the Younger, regent 1512–1520
The Sture families are remembered in the names of Sturegatan ('Sture Street') and Stureplan ('Sture Square') in central Stockholm, and by the in Uppsala, as well as , which is produced by a dairy in Sävsjö, close to the main seat of the 'Younger Sture' family at .
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