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Bookmark or Share- Christina of Sweden - New World EncyclopediaChristina (December 8 [1] 1626 – April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Countess Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden [2] and his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg.
- Christina, Queen of Sweden - WikipediaChristina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. [ a ] Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.
- Christina of Sweden (1626–1689) - Encyclopedia.comBecame queen of Sweden (1632); began to reign (1644); abdicated (1654); moved to Rome (1655). The astrologers had predicted a son, and King Gustavus II Adolphus, the great Swedish hero, was elated when told of the arrival of his long-awaited heir. Born with the placenta.
- Christina of Sweden - Encyclopedia.comChristina (1626-1689), Queen of Lutheran Sweden, who abdicated at the height of Sweden's power during the Thirty Years' War, converted to Catholicism, and spent the second half of her life in Rome. Queen Christina is one of the most unusual monarchs in European history.
- Biography – Christina AkademienChristina was born to King Gustav II Adolf and Queen Maria Eleonora on December 8, 1626 at the Royal Castle in Stockholm. As their only surviving child, she became heir to the crown and the future ruler of Sweden.
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