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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric (2005) by Veronica Buckley. Christina of Sweden (1966) by Sven Stolpe. Maxims of a Queen, Christina of Sweden (1626-89): Christina is also one of the few characters who has her own written work (apart from correspondence) that you can read. Very interesting reading.
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 ...
Mar 16, 2023 · Queen, Arts Patron, & Political Conniver. A controversial figure in her time who rejected norms and etiquette, Christina, Queen of Sweden, had a fascinating life full of political twists and turns. In an essay written in 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, “well-behaved women seldom make history.”.
Aug 22, 2008 · Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689, Sweden -- History Christina, 1632-1654 Publisher London : W.H. Allen & Co. Collection uconn_libraries; blc; americana Contributor University of Connecticut Libraries Language English
Christina (1626-1689), Queen of Lutheran Sweden, who abdicated at the height of Sweden's power during the Thirty Years' War, converted to Catholicism, and spent the second half of her life in Rome. Queen Christina is one of the most unusual monarchs in European history. Inheriting her throne at the age of six, she was raised by brilliant tutors ...
Queen Charlotte of Sweden was born about 100 years after Queen Christina and it doesn't seem likely that Christina's birth time would be mentioned in Charlotte's biography. Since the quoted source is from 1954, I don't see much hope for finding the book (I checked WorldCat and found no listing) so I think this entry should be lowered from "B ...
