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Sture murders

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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 family, had been charged with conspiracy against the King and some were previously sentenced to death. Erik's old tutor, who did not belong to this group, was also killed when he tried to calm the King after the initial murders.

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Sture murders
Drottning Christinas väg, Uppsala Fjärdingen

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