Swedish nobility — The Swedish nobility (Adeln) were historically a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, part of the so called frälse (a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the diet that also applied to clergy). Today, the… … Wikipedia
Västervik — Infobox Settlement official name = Västervik image caption = A panorama of Västervik from the roof of St. Gertruds Church. pushpin subdivision type = Country subdivision name = Sweden subdivision type1 = Municipality subdivision name1 = Västervik … Wikipedia
Sten Sture the Younger — Infobox Monarch name = Sten Sture den yngre title = reign = 1512 February 5, 1520 coronation = predecessor = Erik Trolle successor = Christian II consort = Christina Gyllenstierna issue = royal house = House of Oldenburg royal anthem = father =… … Wikipedia
Sture — was the name of two influential families in Sweden from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. One member of one of these families and two members of the other served as Regents of Sweden in the Kalmar Union between 1470 and 1520. The… … Wikipedia
Christina Gyllenstierna — Kristina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna (1494–1559), 16th century sculpture by the altar of Västerås Cathedral Christina (Kristina or Kerstin) Nilsdotter of Fogelvik, Heiress of Tullgarn (1494/5 – January 1559), was the wife of the Swedish regent Sten… … Wikipedia
Finnish nobility — The Finnish nobility (Fi. Aateli, Sw. Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society… … Wikipedia
Svante — is a Swedish first name for males.It originates from Slavic ancestors of first prominent Svantes in Sweden. The Slavic languages have the name which is rendered as Sviatopolk in Russian, Świętopełk in Poland and Svatopluk in Czech Rep. and… … Wikipedia
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Kristina Gyllenstierna — Kristina Nilsdotter de Tullgarn … Wikipedia Español
King Martha (Swedish noblewoman) — Märta Erikdotter Leijonhufvud, (English: Martha) known as King Märta (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), was a Swedish noble. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister in law of… … Wikipedia
