Svante Sture was the only surviving son of
Sten Svantesson Sture (d. y.) and
Kristina (Christina) Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna. children: •
Sigrid Svantesdotter Sture (13 December 1538 – 16 March 1613) • Magdalena (Malin) Svantesdotter Sture (9 November 1539 – 1610) • Anna Svantesdotter Sture (29 January 1541 – 21 June 1595) • Sten Svantesson Sture (25 February 1542 – 1542), died in infancy •
Nils Svantesson Sture (20 June 1543 – 24 May 1567) • Sten Svantesson Sture (4 November 1544 – 7 July 1565) • Erik Svantesson Sture (18 May 1546 – 24 May 1567) • Margareta Svantesdotter Sture (16 November 1547 – 8 December 1617) • Gustaf Svantesson Sture (20 December 1548 – 23 February 1556), died in childhood • Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (1550 – 24 February 1556), died in childhood • Mauritz Svantesson Sture (24 November 1552 – 14 March 1592) • Karl Svantesson Sture (13 December 1555 – 24 January 1598) • Brita Svantesdotter Sture (11 April 1557 – 23 February 1567), died in childhood • Iliana Svantesdotter Sture (24 December 1558 – 24 February 1567), died in childhood • Kristina Svantesdotter Sture (22 December 1559 – 4 January 1619) ==References==