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Christina, Queen of Sweden
![Portrait by [[Sébastien Bourdon]], who<br>exaggerated her eyes.<ref name="Popp 2010">{{cite thesis |last1=Popp |first1=Nathan Alan |title=Beneath the surface: The portraiture and visual rhetoric of Sweden's Queen Christina |type=MA thesis |publisher=University of Iowa |date=2010 |doi=10.17077/etd.8ii490wt}}</ref>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Swedish_queen_Drottning_Kristina_portrait_by_S%C3%A9bastien_Bourdon_stor.jpg)
Christina (; 18 December [The Swedish queen is remembered as one of the most erudite women of the 17th century, wanting Stockholm to become the "Athens of the North" and was given the special right to establish a university at will by the Peace of Westphalia. She is also remembered for her unconventional lifestyle and occasional adoption of masculine attire, which have been depicted frequently in media; gender and cultural identity are pivotal themes in many of her biographies.
At the age of seven, she succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death at the Battle of Lützen, though she only began ruling the Swedish Empire when she reached the age of eighteen. During the Torstenson War in 1644, she initiated the issuance of copper in lumps to be used as currency. Her lavish spending habits pushed the state towards bankruptcy, sparking public unrest. Christina argued for peace to end the Thirty Years' War and received indemnity. Following scandals over her not marrying and converting to Catholicism, she relinquished the throne to her cousin Charles X Gustav and settled in Rome.
Pope Alexander VII described Christina as "a queen without a realm, a Christian without faith, and a woman without shame." She played a leading part in the theatrical and musical communities and protected many Baroque artists, composers, and musicians. Christina, who was the guest of five consecutive popes and a symbol of the Counter-Reformation, is one of the few women buried in the Vatican Grottoes. Provided by Wikipedia
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Analecta reginensia : extraits des manuscrits latins de la reine Christine conservés au Vatican.
Published 1933Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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A declaration of her sacred Majestie of Sweden, concerning the setling of convoys about Gothemburg. Given at Stockholm the 16th of August, 1653.
Published 1653Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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Maximes : suivies des Réflexions diverses /
Published 1967Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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Descartes, la princesse Élisabeth, et la reine Christine : d'après des lettres inédites /
Published 1909Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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In großer Sehnsucht : song cycle for soprano and piano trio, 2004 /
Published 2004Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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Lettres sur la morale : correspondance avec la princesse Élisabeth, Chanut et la reine Christine /
Published 1955Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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The queen's music
Published 2010Other Authors: “…Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689…”
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