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The Sture murders in Uppsala, Sweden, of 24 May 1567, were the murders of five incarcerated Swedish nobles by Erik XIV of Sweden, who at that time was in a state of serious mental disorder, and his gu
Uppsala Castle, site of the Sture Murders
Svartsjö Castle
Svante Sture
Erik XIV of Sweden
Erik XIV
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Erik XIV or Eric XIV became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560. During a 1568 rebellion against him, Erik was incarcerated by his half-brother John III. H
Sture murders
…The Sture murders (Swedish: Sturemorden) in Uppsala, Sweden, of 24 May 1567, were the murders of five incarcerated Swedish nobles by Erik XIV of Sweden, who at that time was in a state of serious mental disorder, and his guards. The nobles, among them three members of the influential Sture…
Portrait by Domenicus Verwilt, 1561
Erik's parents, King Gustav I and Queen Catherine, as depicted on their grave monument
Erik's sarcophagus in Västerås Cathedral
Image of Erik XIV on a wall of Stockholm Palace