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Axel Oxenstierna

Type Figure Region Sweden Time 1583–1654 Also known as Count Oxenstierna

Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654) was Sweden's chancellor and president of the Privy Council, a leading minister under Gustavus II Adolphus and Christina;…

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  1. 1612–1632Stockholm · SwedenServed as chancellor to King Gustavus Adolphus, directing domestic reform and fiscal consolidation, and was the chief executor of the king's policy of foreign expansion.
  2. 1632–1648Stockholm · SwedenAfter Gustavus II fell in battle, he assisted the young Christina and represented Sweden in the Peace of Westphalia negotiations, consolidating Sweden's gains in Germany and its great-power status.
  3. 1651–1654Stockholm · SwedenAfter Christina assumed personal rule, differences with the queen over reform and foreign policy intensified; he remained one of the country's most influential elder statesmen until his death in 1654.

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