Svante Nilsson

Swedish statesman (1460-1512)

Person human Q384917

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: 1460
Date of death: January 2, 1512
Place of birth: Sweden
Place of death: Västerås
Country of citizenship: Sweden^[12]
Occupation: politician, military personnel
Position held: regent of Sweden^[14]
Father: Nils Bosson Sture^[7]
Mother: Britta Carlsdotter Bonde^[8]
Spouse: Mette Dyre, Iliana Erengislesdotter av Geddeholm, heiress of Ulvåsa manor^[9]^[10]
Child: Sten Sture the Younger^[11]
Sibling: Mauritius Sture^[27]
Work location: Stockholm, Turku^[18]^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish^[21]
Described by source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography^[20]
Family name: Nilsson^[16]
Given name: Svante^[17]
Name in native language: Svante Sture^[22]
Native language: Swedish^[13]
P14608: 1019748559^[28]
Significant person: John, King of Denmark, Hemming Gadh, Jakob Ulvsson, Sten Sture the Elder^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 25

ISNI: 0000000366766386
VIAF cluster ID: 232515912
GND ID: 1019748559
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Svante Nilsson Regent of Sweden seal 1879.jpg ↗
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID: 162
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi): 4020-1416928956626
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: sture-svante-nilsson
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01423689
DDB person (GND) ID: 1019748559
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 1019748559
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID: 34641
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Svante-Nilsson-Sture

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Freebase ID: /m/019ndy
Genealogics.org person ID: I00201386
Geni.com profile ID: 5059366907170102189
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Svante_Nilsson_Sture
Kansallisbiografia ID: 162
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/EC2332E1-9852-4D68-A82D-85DD40C26C46
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070852251
Numista ruling authority ID: 2341
Runeberg author ID: sturesvc
Treccani ID: svante-nilsson-sture
WeRelate person ID: Svante_Nilsson_(regent_of_Sweden)_(1)
WikiTree person ID: Nilsson-7476
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJtMtdWYvTFVJctxQvbcfq

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Occupation 2

politician, military personnel

Work location 2

Stockholm, Turku

Child 1

Sten Sture the Younger

Children (paternal) 1

Sten Sture the Younger

Country of citizenship 1

Sweden

Described by source 1

Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

Family name 1

Nilsson

Given name 1

Svante

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Swedish

Native language 1

Swedish

Place of birth 1

Sweden

Place of death 1

Västerås

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Mette Dyre

Spouses 1

Mette Dyre

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Charles Chaynes

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Summary

Svante Nilsson was born on January 1, 1460^[1], in Sweden^[2]. He died on January 2, 1512^[3], in Västerås^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5] and military personnel^[6].

FAQs

Where was Svante Nilsson born?

Svante Nilsson was born in Sweden^[2].

Where did Svante Nilsson die?

Svante Nilsson passed away in Västerås^[4].

Who were Svante Nilsson's parents?

Svante Nilsson's father was Nils Bosson Sture^[7]. Svante Nilsson's mother was Britta Carlsdotter Bonde^[8].

Who was Svante Nilsson married to?

Svante Nilsson's spouses include Mette Dyre^[9] and Iliana Erengislesdotter av Geddeholm, heiress of Ulvåsa manor^[10].

What did Svante Nilsson do for work?

Svante Nilsson worked as a politician^[5] and military personnel^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Svante Nilsson — place of birth (P19): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Svante Nilsson — place of death (P20): Västerås. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Svante Nilsson — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-19. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Svante Nilsson — father (P22): Nils Bosson Sture. Retrieved 2018-10-05. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Svante Nilsson — mother (P25): Britta Carlsdotter Bonde. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Svante Nilsson — spouse (P26): Mette Dyre. Retrieved 2018-10-05. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Svante Nilsson — spouse (P26): Iliana Erengislesdotter av Geddeholm, heiress of Ulvåsa manor. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Svante Nilsson — country of citizenship (P27): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Svante Nilsson — position held (P39): regent of Sweden. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Svante Nilsson — child (P40): Sten Sture the Younger. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Svante Nilsson — native language (P103): Swedish. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Svante Nilsson — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Svante Nilsson — occupation (P106): military personnel. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Svante Nilsson — date of birth (P569): January 1, 1460. Genealogics. Retrieved 2018-10-05. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Svante Nilsson — date of death (P570): January 2, 1512. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-16. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Svante Nilsson — family name (P734): Nilsson. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Svante Nilsson — given name (P735): Svante. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Svante Nilsson — work location (P937): Stockholm. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Svante Nilsson — work location (P937): Turku. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Svante Nilsson — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2020-08-25. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Svante Nilsson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Svante Nilsson — name in native language (P1559): Svante Sture. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Svante Nilsson — significant person (P3342): John, King of Denmark. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Svante Nilsson — significant person (P3342): Hemming Gadh. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Svante Nilsson — significant person (P3342): Jakob Ulvsson. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Svante Nilsson — significant person (P3342): Sten Sture the Elder. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Svante Nilsson — sibling (P3373): Mauritius Sture. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Svante Nilsson — P14608 (P14608): 1019748559. wikidata.org.

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Country of citizenship → Sweden

Spouse → Mette Dyre, Iliana Erengislesdotter av Geddeholm, heiress of Ulvåsa manor

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