Christina of Sweden
Queen Christina of Sweden (Swedish: Kristina av Sverige; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689), was the queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654.[1] She then resigned to become a Roman Catholic.
| Christina | |||||
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 Portrait by Jacob Ferdinand Voet | |||||
| Queen of Sweden | |||||
| 6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654 | |||||
| 20 October 1650 | |||||
| Predecessor | Gustav II Adolf | ||||
| Successor | Charles X Gustav | ||||
| Born | 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Died | 19 April 1689 (aged 62) Rome, Papal States | ||||
| Burial | 22 June 1689 | ||||
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| House | House of Vasa | ||||
| Father | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden | ||||
| Mother | Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic Christianity prev Lutheran Christianity | ||||
She also liked humanities and had invited philosophers such as René Descartes in Sweden.
Christina Of Sweden Media
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.
Portrait of king Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden
Coin for Christina in 1638
A contemporary portrait of Maria Eleonora, showing the resemblance to her daughter Christina
The 14-year-old Christina as queen, painting by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas
Christina's cousin and designated heir, Count Palatine Charles Gustav
Queen Christina (at the table on the right) in discussion with French philosopher René Descartes. (Romanticized painting by Nils Forsberg (1842-1934), after Pierre Louis Dumesnil
Christina by David Beck
Christina of Sweden, by Sébastien Bourdon (1653). Museo del Prado
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References
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Media related to Christina of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons
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