Christina, Queen of Sweden
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Christina, a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Ro
Portrait by Sébastien Bourdon, who exaggerated her eyes.
Christina's parents, King Gustav II Adolph and Queen Maria Eleonora
Tre Kronor in Stockholm by Govert Dircksz Camphuysen. Most of Sweden's national library and royal archives were destroyed when the castle burned in 1697.
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Gustavus Adolphus
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Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. He is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power. During his reign, Sweden b
Christina, Queen of Sweden
…frequently in media; gender and cultural identity are pivotal themes in many of her biographies. At the age of five, Christina succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death at the Battle of Lützen, though she only began ruling the Swedish Empire when she reached the age of eighteen. During the Torstenson War…
Portrait attributed to Jacob Hoefnagel, 1624
Gustav Adolf's parents, King Charles IX and Queen Christina
Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld in 1631
Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen by Carl Wahlbom (1855)