Jöran Persson, alternatively Göran Persson, was King Eric XIV of Sweden's favorite, most trusted counsellor and head of the King's network of spies. He was widely seen as a Machiavellian figure, and as holding too much influence over Eric. Wikipedia
Born: 1530, Sala Municipality, Sweden
Died: September 1568 (age 38 years), Stockholm, Sweden
Education: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Parents: Petrus Salemontanus