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Christina Björnsdotter. House. Estridsen. Father. Björn Haraldsen Ironside. Mother. Catherine of Sweden. Christina of Denmark ( Danish: Kirstine Bjørnsdatter, Swedish: Kristina Björnsdotter; c. 1120/25 – c. 1160/70), was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Eric "IX" (r. 1156–1160), and the mother of King Canute I of Sweden .
Nov 7, 2004 · IT'S not exactly the image Greta Garbo tried to convey in the 1933 movie, but in Veronica Buckley's vividly persuasive new biography, Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89) comes across as the Pippi ...
Jun 9, 2011 · The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden. In 1654, to the astonishment and dismay of her court, Christina Alexandra announced her abdication in favour of her cousin, Charles.
Mar 25, 2016 · History is queerer than you think. Mar 25. Mar 25 Kristina King of Sweden. Harper-Hugo Darling. Happy Endings. The painting “Christina of Sweden” by Jacob Ferdinand Voet. It features a portrait of Christina, a white woman with brown hair pulled back with gold pieces. She wears a green and blue dress with gold details, gold earrings, and red ...
Aug 8, 2017 · Gustav made Christina his heir before he left for Germany to fight in the Thirty Years’ War, although the official title she was set to inherit was King, not Queen, of Sweden (Swedish law only ...
Oct 11, 2008 · Memoirs of Christina, queen of Sweden by Woodhead, Henry. Publication date 1863 Topics Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689 Publisher London, Hurst and Blackett ...
Mar 10, 2023 · By Holly Gary / Updated: March 10, 2023 9:44 am EST. Queen Christina of Sweden continually did the opposite of what people expected of her. Considered unusual in her own time, she remains a fascinating character to this day. She became queen just before her 6th birthday after her father died in the Thirty Years' War, a European religious ...
