Axel Oxenstierna
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Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was a Swedish statesman and Count of Södermöre. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his dea
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Axel Oxenstierna in 1626
King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Queen Christina of Sweden
Torstenson War
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The Torstenson War, 1643 to 1645, was fought between Sweden and Denmark–Norway. The name derives from Swedish general Lennart Torstenson, and it is considered a related conflict of the Thirty Years' W
The siege of Brno in 1645, by Swedish and Transylvanian forces led by Torstenson