Christina of Sweden abdicates

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.6: Swedish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Kjerstin Moody (Gustavus Adolphus College), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

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Date of occurrence 1654-06-06-1660-02-13

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Sweden (Location)

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Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates. She was only six when she becomes Queen, and now after long years of struggling to hide her personal Catholic faith as the head of a Lutheran state, she gives up the throne in favour of her cousin Charles X Gustavus, who rules until 1660.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Christina of Sweden abdicates". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2477, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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