Kukushka
08-08-2018, 09:08 AM
The most powerfull woman of Swedish history perhaps. Later she became catholic and had to leave the job.
"Christina (18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1632[2] until her abdication in 1654.[note 1] She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph, her mother being his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. At the age of six,[8] Christina succeeded her father on the throne upon his death at the Battle of Lützen, but began ruling when she reached the age of 18.
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Christina was born in the royal castle Tre Kronor. The king and his wife, Maria Eleonora, had already had two daughters—a nameless stillborn princess in 1620, and then the first princess Christina, who was born in 1623 and died the following year.[note 3] Excited expectation surrounded Maria Eleonora's third pregnancy in 1626. When the baby was born, it was first thought to be a boy as it was "hairy" and screamed "with a strong, hoarse voice."[16] She later wrote in her autobiography that, "Deep embarrassment spread among the women when they discovered their mistake." The king, though, was very happy, stating, "She'll be clever, she has made fools of us all!"[17] From most accounts, Gustav Adolf appears to have been closely attached to his daughter, and she appears to have admired him greatly."
http://www.bildningspodden.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Drottning-Kristina-hemsidan-1050x700.jpeg
https://www.so-rummet.se/sites/default/files/nu_och_da/portratt_drottning_kristina_av_sverige_1661.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Swedish_queen_Drottning_Kristina_portrait_by_S%C3% A9bastien_Bourdon_stor.jpg/210px-Swedish_queen_Drottning_Kristina_portrait_by_S%C3% A9bastien_Bourdon_stor.jpg
http://livrustkammaren.se/sites/livrustkammaren.se/files/minerva-k.jpg
"Christina (18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1632[2] until her abdication in 1654.[note 1] She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph, her mother being his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. At the age of six,[8] Christina succeeded her father on the throne upon his death at the Battle of Lützen, but began ruling when she reached the age of 18.
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Christina was born in the royal castle Tre Kronor. The king and his wife, Maria Eleonora, had already had two daughters—a nameless stillborn princess in 1620, and then the first princess Christina, who was born in 1623 and died the following year.[note 3] Excited expectation surrounded Maria Eleonora's third pregnancy in 1626. When the baby was born, it was first thought to be a boy as it was "hairy" and screamed "with a strong, hoarse voice."[16] She later wrote in her autobiography that, "Deep embarrassment spread among the women when they discovered their mistake." The king, though, was very happy, stating, "She'll be clever, she has made fools of us all!"[17] From most accounts, Gustav Adolf appears to have been closely attached to his daughter, and she appears to have admired him greatly."
http://www.bildningspodden.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Drottning-Kristina-hemsidan-1050x700.jpeg
https://www.so-rummet.se/sites/default/files/nu_och_da/portratt_drottning_kristina_av_sverige_1661.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Swedish_queen_Drottning_Kristina_portrait_by_S%C3% A9bastien_Bourdon_stor.jpg/210px-Swedish_queen_Drottning_Kristina_portrait_by_S%C3% A9bastien_Bourdon_stor.jpg
http://livrustkammaren.se/sites/livrustkammaren.se/files/minerva-k.jpg