She was concerned that the royal collections would be claimed by her successor, and prudently sent them ahead to Christina greatly expanded her collection during her exile in Rome, for example adding the five small The Riario Palace finally provided a suitable setting for her collection, and the Christina liked to commission portraits of herself, friends, and also notable people she had not met, from 1647 sending On her death she left her collection to Cardinal Decio Azzolino, who himself died within a year, leaving the collection to his nephew, who sold it to Don Livio At first, removing her collections from Sweden was seen as a great loss to the country; but in 1697 Stockholm castle burned down with the loss of almost everything inside, so they would have been destroyed if they had remained there. She's remembered for her abdication and her conversion from Lutheranism to Roman Catholicism. Until 1649, when Christina was twenty-three, the Swedish royal art collection was unimpressive, with good Christina was entranced by her new possessions, and remained a keen collector for the rest of her life, and as a female art collector is only exceeded by Most of the Prague booty remained in Sweden after Christina's departure for exile: she only took about 70 to 80 paintings with her, including about 25 portraits of her friends and family, and some 50 paintings, mostly Italian, from the Prague loot, as well as statues, jewels, 72 tapestries, and various other works of art.
She had asked for a simple funeral, but the Pope decided that such a notable convert deserved to be honoured (and that he deserved to get one more publicity coup out of her). It is clearly shown in one of the Tenier's views of Leopold's galleries. She visited Sweden in 1660 and in 1667. The Queen Is Dead. Christina spent over 20 years as the queen of Rome’s underground scene and thorn in the side of the establishment, but in 1689 at the age of 62 she fell ill and died. His son, In the summer of 1662, she arrived in Rome for the third time, followed by some fairly happy years.
Always extravagant, she had financial difficulties most of her life: the revenues due from Sweden came slowly or not at all. Her tomb is in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Among those that are often cited are her In spite of this scandal, Christina lived to become one of the most influential figures of her time, the friend of four popes, and a munificent patroness of the arts. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! She has a big nose, large blue eyes, blonde eyebrows, and a double chin from which sprout several tufts of beard.
Her upper lip protrudes a little. Aside from diabetes mellitus, she also contracted pneumonia in the aftermath of a bacterial infection. In 1651, Christina lost much of her popularity after the beheading of Christina abdicated her throne on 6 June 1654 in favor of her cousin Charles Gustav.In the summer of 1654, Christina left Sweden in men's clothing with the help of In September, she left for Italy with her entourage of 255 persons and 247 horses. From Antiquity to the end of the Great power era 1720") Arne Danielsson (1989) Sébastien Bourdon‘s equestrian portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden –addressed to― His Catholic Majesty Philip IV.
Christina is the Claimant to the throne of Sweden. She proceeded no farther than Christina's fourth and last entry in Rome took place on 22 November 1668. Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December 1626 – 19 April 1689) became Queen of Sweden at the age of almost six. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. His nephew, Pompeo Azzolino, was his sole heir, and he rapidly sold off Christina's art collections. She is very smiling and obliging. In 1645 he sent his son, Shortly before the conclusion of the peace settlement, she admitted Salvius into the council, against Chancellor Oxenstierna's wishes. Från forntiden till stormaktstidens slut 1720 (Enligsh: "Music in Sweden. In: Der Norden im Ausland – das Ausland im Norden.
"Lanoye, D. (2001) Christina van Zweden : Koningin op het schaakbord Europa 1626–1689, p. 114.F.F. Defeated in the Christina reached her majority in 1644, and Chancellor Oxenstierna soon discovered that her political views differed from his own. With the execution of Monaldeschi her popularity was lost.
Formung und Transformation von Konzepten und Bildern des Anderen vom Mittelalter bis heute, ed. The pope's messenger, the librarian The southbound journey through Italy was planned in detail by the Twenty-nine-year-old Christina gave occasion to much gossip when socializing freely with men her own age. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. While the nobility objected to this, the three other estates – clergy, burghers, and peasants – accepted it. Essen-Möller and B. Guilliet suggest it had to do with her alleged Stefan Donecker/Roland Steinacher, Rex Vandalorum. 1695) Watson, 158.