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Christina of Sweden

Type Figure Region Sweden Time 1626–1689 Also known as Queen Christina

Christina (1626–1689), last monarch of Sweden's Vasa dynasty, grew up as heir under regency in the 1630s, took personal rule in 1644, abdicated in 16…

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  1. 1632–1640Stockholm · SwedenAfter her father Gustaf II died in battle in 1632, Christina grew up as crown princess under the regency of Axel Oxenstiern; in the 1630s she received a humanist education at court, while Sweden continued to take part in the Thirty Years' War and expand its power in the Baltic.

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