Christina of Sweden - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christina | |||||
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Quuen of Sweden | |||||
Reign | 6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654 | ||||
Coronation | 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 Rome, Papal States | (aged 62)||||
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 |
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.
She also liked humanities and had invited philosophers such as René Descartes in Sweden.
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