Conrad von Pyhy (died 1553) was a Swedish statesman of

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descent, originally from

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. He served as

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from 1538 to 1543. He fell in disgrace in 1543 and was imprisoned at Västerås Castle, where he died in 1553.

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16th-century Swedish politicians Swedish nobility Swedish people of German descent People from Frankfurt 1553 deaths Year of birth unknown Swedish Reformation {{Sweden-bio-stub