Sture Murders in Uppsala
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The Sture Murders in Uppsala were a notorious 1567 massacre during the Northern Seven Years' War in which King Erik XIV ordered the killing of several noble members of the Sture family, deepening political turmoil in Sweden.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sture Murders | 1 |
| Sture Murders in Uppsala canonical | 1 |
| Sture Murders of 1567 | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sture murders
NERFINISHED
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Sturemorden i Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
political paranoia
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power struggle between king and nobility ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1567 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to downfall of Erik XIV
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increased political turmoil in Sweden ⓘ weakened support for Erik XIV among nobility ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Swedish internal power struggles in the 16th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonarch | Erik XIV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
consolidation of royal power
ⓘ
fear of noble conspiracy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | tensions between monarchy and high nobility in Sweden ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Uppland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedDynasty | House of Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent | deposition of Erik XIV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
intensified opposition to Erik XIV
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strengthened position of Erik XIV's rivals ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key episode in the reign of Erik XIV
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symbol of royal tyranny in Swedish history ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Northern Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim | noblemen ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
members of the Sture family
ⓘ
other Swedish nobles ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Erik XIV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Northern Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Erik XIV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Uppsala Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Sture family
NERFINISHED
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Swedish nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Sture Murders of 1567
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Sture Murders