Christina, Queen of Sweden (Person) AKA Kristina Augusta
Christina, Queen of Sweden
1626 AD - 1689 AD
AKA Kristina Augusta
- Queen of Sweden 1632 – 1654
- her financial extravagance brought the state to the verge of bankruptcy
- one of the most learned women of the 17th century
- besides Swedish she learned at least seven other languages: German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Arabic and Hebrew
- In her basement there was a laboratory, where she, Giuseppe Francesco Borri and Azzolino experimented with alchemy
- House of Vasa
- Catholic (1652–1689)
- Lutheran (1626–1652)
Being the guest of five consecutive popes,[12] and a symbol of the Counter Reformation, she is one of the few women buried in the Vatican grotto. Her unconventional lifestyle and masculine dressing have been featured in countless novels, plays, operas, and film. In all the biographies about Christina, her gender and cultural identity play an important role.
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