Kristina Alexandra

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Kristina Alexandra is an alternative name for Queen Christina of Sweden, the 17th-century monarch renowned for her intellectual pursuits, unconventional lifestyle, and abdication of the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convert to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism
human
queen regnant
abdicated 1654
alsoKnownAs Christina, Queen of Sweden
linked to: Christina of Sweden

Kristina Augusta
Queen Christina of Sweden
associatedWith Cartesian philosophy
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
correspondentOf René Descartes
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1626-12-08
dateOfDeath 1689-04-19
educatedAt Swedish royal court tutors
era 17th century
father Gustav II Adolf of Sweden
gender female
house House of Vasa
invited René Descartes to Sweden
knownFor founding cultural salons in Rome
interest in classical learning
refusal to marry
languageSpoken French
Latin
Swedish
monarchOf Sweden
mother Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
movedTo Rome
notableFor abdication of the Swedish throne
conversion to Catholicism
intellectual pursuits
patronage of the arts and sciences
unconventional lifestyle
patronOf artists
philosophers
scientists
placeOfBirth Stockholm
Tre Kronor Castle
placeOfDeath Rome
politicalIdeology absolutist monarchy (context of time)
positionHeld Queen of Sweden
reignEnd 1654
reignStart 1632
reignStartAsRulingMonarch 1644
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Rome
Stockholm
successor Charles X Gustav of Sweden

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Queen Christina of Sweden alsoKnownAs Kristina Alexandra