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Sep 27, 2005 · Christina Queen of Sweden was thoroughly eccentric and entertaining. Any bio on her therefore also needs to be a spicy page turner that entertains the reader. Veronica Buckley's Christina does so while at the same time providing a complete researched portrait of the person and her times.
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Biography of Christina, Queen of Sweden (excerpt) Christina (Swedish: Kristina) (18 December 1626 – 19 April 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Countess Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and his wife Maria Eleonora of ...
Jan 5, 2023 · CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF SWEDEN, Daughter of the great Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburgh, was born December 18th., 1626. Her father was very fond of her, and carried her about with him in all his journeys. When she was about two years old she was taken to Calmar, the governor of which hesitated, on her account ...
May 21, 2024 · Also known as. English. Christina of Sweden. Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654. Queen of Sweden Christina Alessandra. Queen of Sweden Christina. Queen of Sweden Christiana. Queen of Sweden Kristina. Queen of Sweden Christina Augusta.
Roman Catholic Christianity. prev Lutheran Christianity. Queen Christina of Sweden ( Swedish: Kristina av Sverige; 18 December [ O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689), was the queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. [1] She then resigned to become a Roman Catholic . She also liked humanities and had invited philosophers such as René Descartes in ...
Jan 3, 2024 · Veronica Buckley’s biography of Queen Christina of Sweden (b. December 18th, 1626- d. April 19th, 1689) follows Christina from birth to death and down all the avenues of her life in between. Portrait by Sébastien Bourdon, 1653. V&A.
Dec 18, 2014 · This post will be taking a look at Christina, Queen of Sweden from 1633 to 1654, who was born today in 1626 ( O.S. 8 th December). The daughter of Gustav II Adolph (Gustav Adolphus of Sweden) and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg; following her father’s death at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, Christina took the Swedish throne aged only six.
