Christina of Sweden
Appearance
| Christina | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Jacob Ferdinand Voet | |
| 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 (aged 62) Rome, Papal States |
| Burial | 22 June 1689 |
| 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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