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Former Queen Christina is the Claimant to the throne of Sweden.

She is based on a real person who ruled Sweden from 1632-1654.

Dialogue[]

My name is Christina, the Sixth Queen of Sweden, the mistress of all Goths and Wends.

I am the only daughter of King Gustaf II Adolf and Maria Eleanor of Brandenburg. All the estates of Sweden swore to me an oath of allegiance when I reached one year of age. As future queen, I received a splendid education. I mastered seven languages -- German, Dutch, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Latin

Rising to the throne, I chose to remain a virgin, much like Elizabeth of England, and I chose my brother-in-law, Carl Gustaf of Pfalz, as my heir. Yet the treacherous Carl was not content with the natural flow of time, and desired to hurry his way to power.

After securing the support of the army, he forced me to abdicate. And this after I won the Thirty-Year War and bestowed heretofore unimagined privileges on the nobles! I am sure, if only I issue a call, that Sweden will rally under my hand once more!

Reporting back to King Carl Gustaf[]

Christina is longing for the throne? She was always a loose cannon. First she almost led the nation into ruin -- doubled the ranks of nobles, gave away the lands of the crown, while she squandered the treasury for court entertainment and pretty-petties for her favorites. Then suddenly she turned to Catholicism.

Whatever she might say today, she abdicated of her own free will. Her abdication was officially accepted at the Rijksdag, and taxes are set on Gottland, Aland, Asel, Pomerania and other regions. Sweden is a nation of Protestant soldiers, and it has no need for a Catholic queen who pretends she is Elizabeth of England.

Trivia[]

  • She succeeded her father as ruler at the age of 6, when he died at the Battle of Lutzen.
  • She caused a scandal when she abdicated her throne and converted to Catholicism in 1654.
  • Christina is one of the few women buried in the Vatican grotto.
  • Even after you give her the Throne, interestingly, her name still appears as "Former" Queen Christina.
  • The story of Queen Christina in the game is not accurate to real historical events. She was not forced to abdicate by Carl Gustaf, but rather abdicated on her own will, as she chose to convert to Catholicism (Sweden was a Lutheran kingdom) and left the kingdom for Rome in the Papal States. Hence, in the game, King Carl Gustaf gives a more accurate description of Queen Christina.
Wikipedia Wikipedia has an article on this subject at:
Christina, Queen of Sweden


Kingdom of Sweden
Monarch: Claimant:
King Carl Gustaf Former Queen Christina
Vassals:

Alexander LeslieAnders ErikssonArvid VittenbergBrahe WisingborgCarl Lebenhaupt
Christopher BjolkeDirich WernkenenFabian Von Wersen Frederick WilliamGustaf Evertsson Horn
Gustaf WrangelHans Von KoenigsmarkKonrad MarenfeldLennart TorstensonMagnus De la Gardie
Nilson KaggOrvar von GoyaOtto StandbokRobert DouglasSimon Grundel-Hemfet

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