Christina Vasa, Queen of
Sweden (
December 8,
1632-
April 19,
1689). Daughter of
Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) of Sweden, born at
Stockholm; died at
Rome.Her mother was
Maria Eleonora Hohenzollern
Christina abdicated her throne in 1654, openly avowing her previously secret Catholicism, and moved to Rome. Her wealth and former position made her a center of society. She left her large and important library to the popes on her death, and a common cataloging abbreviation in the the [Vatican Library]? is Reg. (or Reginae), meaning the "Queen's collection."
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