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  1. Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa, and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. [a] She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, but began ruling the Swedish Empire when she ...

  2. Christina ( Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [ O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa, and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, but began ruling the Swedish Empire when she reached ...

  3. Christina of Sweden (1626–1689)Queen of Sweden and learned ruler who crossed gender boundaries, supported knowledge and art, and fascinated people with her unconventional ways. Name variations: Kristina Augusta Wasa; Christina Maria Alexandra Vasa; Christina Alexandra.

  4. www.britannica.com › summary › Christina-queen-of-SwedenChristina summary | Britannica

    Christina, Swedish Kristina, (born Dec. 8, 1626, Stockholm, Swed.—died April 19, 1689, Rome), Queen of Sweden (1644–54). The successor to her father, Gustav II Adolf, she was a prime mover in concluding the Peace of Westphalia and ending the Thirty Years’ War. After 10 years of rule, she stunned Europe by abdicating the throne, claiming ...

  5. Christina (December 8 [1] 1626 – April 19, 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 [2] and his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. As the heiress presumptive, at the age of six, she ...

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