Appleton and company, 1909 page images at hathitrust a king in khaki new york. The mannish 17th century queen of sweden, christina, was anomolous in her day. Swedish american genealogist is published in english and contains a column for subscribers genealogical queries. The book was first published in 20 as the second novel of the author, after the bestselling the hundredyearold man who climbed out the window and disappeared, and translated into english by rachel willsonbroyles. Victoria, may blossom of britannia, england 1829 kristina, the girl king royal diaries series. After gustavs death, his daughter, kristina, ascended the throne, and like her father, she supported the colonial project.
King carl gustav xvi hosts middle east peace talks source. Christina of sweden was born on 18 december 1626 as the daughter of king gustav ii adolf and his wife maria eleonora of brandenburg. Queen christina of sweden was the daughter of the swedish warrior king gustav ii adolf, the standard bearer of the protestant world. Girl king, sweden, 1638 the royal diaries meyer, 2003, queen. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy whose present constitution went into effect on jan. The young prince was then sent to broms school, and then on to sigtuna boarding school. The girl king, sweden, 1638 the royal diaries meyer, carolyn on. She was instructed in politics by chancellor axel oxenstierna, who governed with four other regents while christina was educated as a prince, according to her fathers wishes. The girl who saved the king of sweden is a zany, capertype of novel with some serious undertones and a very admirable heroine. By the way, almost all the light in this video came from my laptop, hence the unhealthy blueish colour of my face. The swedes were generally unhappy with this union, called the union of kalmar, and over the next century they instead followed the rule of regents and even elected a counterking, karl ii. This preposterous, unconvincing period drama tells the story of swedens queen. The sixteenth century italian pentrajoj, volume ii, venecio 15401600, 2008, nacia galerioeldonajoj ltd, isbn 18570993. In preparation for her reign, she received a distinctly male education and upbringing based on the ideals of classical antiquity, formulated by herodotus as being the ability to ride, to draw the bow, and to speak the truth.
Christinas birth had many implications in that at first the midwives thought she was born a male. Prisoner of heaven, japan, 1858 by kathryn lasky 2004. The sixteenth century italian paintings, volume ii, venice 15401600, 2008, national gallery publications ltd, isbn 18570993. Upon his daughters birth, the king declared she would be treated as a boy and, someday, be king of sweden. In the garpenberg marriage book one can read the dyer journeyman, welleducated and skilled peter wilhelm zetterstrom of hedemora and the girl stina larsdotter of junkarbo. Only three ballets are known from the time of christinas minority 1638, 1642, 1643. Top female first names in america alphabetical list how many girls women are named. Penny, nicholas, nacia gallery catalogues nova serio.
Christina, queen of sweden is doomed to forever be known as the crossdressing queen who abdicated her protestant throne and turned to catholicism. The peoples princess, hawaii, 1889 yep, laurence j yep lady of chiao kuo. Queen silvia at world congress against sexual exploitation of. Christina, queen of sweden nordic womens literature. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. It has been calculated that she was born no earlier than c.
During the winter 19661967 he took part in a roundtheworld voyage. Find the complete the royal diaries book series listed in order. Kings grandfather, captain john king of roscommon, ireland, founded northampton, mass in 1655. Her mother, of the house of hohenzollern, was a woman of volatile. Sweden, 1638 carolyn meyer a novel in diary form about kristina, the young queen of sweden.
The girl who saved the king of sweden chapter 1 summary. The girl king, sweden, 1638, by carolyn meyer sweden yes 22 the courtesans daughter, by priscilla galloway greece 23 anna of byzantium, by tracy barrett greece yes 24 angel on the square, by gloria whelen russia yes 25 the impossible journey, by gloria whelen russia yes 26 the endless steppe, by esther hautzig russia wwii yes. Baptists do not believe that baptism is necessary for salvation. Queen christina of sweden her life, biography and the greta garbo movie, by tracy marks december 8, 1626 christina wasa is born in sweden to king gustav ii adolf and maria eleonora.
Penny, nicholas, national gallery catalogues new series. Christina was the daughter of king gustav ii adolf and maria eleonora of brandonburg. See the complete the royal diaries series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Carolyn meyer, author of bestselling royal diaries isabel and anastasia, now brings to the series this compelling story of kristina, the girl king, from. Christina of sweden the girl king july 4, 2016 moniek 2. The library of congress collections include a large number of books about queen christina, several of them written during her lifetime. The girl king sweden, 1638 5 star birds of a writer.
She was first thought to be a boy as she was hairy and screamed in a strong voice. Gustavus vasa, who was elected king of sweden, had no distinct. Christina of sweden was born on december 8, 1626 in stockholm, sweden. Heart of the pocassets, massachusettsrhode island, 1653 by patricia clark smith 2003 lady of palenque. One of the wittiest and most learned women of her age, christina is best remembered for her lavish sponsorship of.
It is a useful publication for anyone doing swedishamerican and swedish. Upon his daughters birth, the king declared she would be treated as. Review the girl who saved the king of sweden youtube. The daughter of gustave ii adolf king of sweden, kristina was a very different sort of princess from the start. The following table includes alphabetical list of the most common female first names in the us population during the 1990 census. Kristina, the girl king, sweden 1638 by carolyn meyer hardcover for sale online the royal diaries. Magee library histiorical fiction antiquity gal pricscilla.
Charles xi, the greycoat king, effectively elevating the ideals of strict frugality and autocracy. Apr 15, 2020 christina became queenelect of sweden at age six upon the death of her father, king gustavus adolphus, in 1632. Ebba sparre 16261662 ladyinwaiting to and intimate companion of swedens queen christina. Pdf queen christina maria christina alexandra 16261689 who marked the 17th. He died in the battle of lutzen in 1632 before he could formally sign the charter.
Christina, queen of sweden 164454 who stunned all europe by abdicating her throne. J ficmeyer meyer, carolyn, 1935 kristina, the girl king. Preferring mens clothing, engaging in manly pursuits, and a scholar, she also abdicated to pursue an interest in catholicism illegal in sweden then. See more ideas about sweden, swedish royalty, swedish royals. The term queen, by which she is commonly known, was technically the. The following february the parliament officially declared sixyearold christina king of sweden.
See more ideas about queen christina of sweden, sweden history and kristina of sweden. Jonas jonassons picaresque tale of how one persons actions can have farreachingeven globalconsequences, written with the same lighthearted satirical voice as his bestselling debut novel, the 100yearold man who climbed out the window and disappeared. The girl king, sweden, 1638 smith, patricia clark j smi weetamoo. Royal diaries the kristina the girl king sweden 1638. Swedish american genealogist journal augustana college. Upon learning the truth, kristina vasas father, king gustav ii adolf vasa gustavus adolphus ii4 declared that though she was female, she was to be raised and. Read book anastasia the last grand duchess royal diaries. Upon discovering that their newborn infant was, in fact, female and not male as first thought, queen marie eleonore wailed inconsolably and king gustavus adolphus declared. I know that something happened and kristina is now a girl king because her dad thought that she was a boy for a while and she is actually becoming a girl king that is all i know so it is a short summary. There is far more interpretation at play, as there are many labels kristina may have fallen under. Her parents were the swedish king gustavus adolphus and his german wife.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Carolyn meyer historical fiction series for ages 12 and up scholastic, 2003 isbn. Veronica buckley explores the quirks of christinas personality in christina, queen of sweden. She was married about 1095 to mtislav i vladimirovich. She was their third daughter, but the only one to survive to adulthood. Without her to clarify, we do our best with the information at hand. Christina 18 december 1626 19 april 1689 became queen of sweden at the age of almost.
On june 14th, 2007, the king and prime minister of sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the royal castle. Captain john king was a key military commanding officer of northampton involved in the 1689 french indian wars against sun king louis xiv of france 1638 1715 for arcadia and the supremacy of new england. Heart of the pocassets, massachusettsrhode island, 1653 white, ellen emerson j whi kaiulani. Kristina was born a girl who was destined to become not a queen, but a king. Baptists believe that faith is a matter between god and the individual religious freedom. Disney the lion king rafiki monkey mickey minnie mouse etsy. Carolyn meyer, author of bestselling royal diaries isabel and anastasia, now brings to the series this compelling story of kristina, the girl king, from 17thcentury sweden. Competing dynasties ruled sweden until 97, when sweden, denmark and norway were united under queen margareta margrethe of denmark. The girl who saved the king of sweden jonas jonasson e. Weve so far looked at simple stories, in that their identities are clear. The period of court ballets began in 1638 when the.
But we thought the character was so fascinating that we decided to look up the facts behind the character. His earliest education was received privately at the royal palace. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The girl king, sweden, 1638 the royal diaries meyer, 2003, queen christina of. Works about the queen may be found in the librarys online catalog under search terms such as christina, queen of sweden, 16261689 or swedenhistorychristina, 16321654. Christina of sweden archives history of royal women. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl who saved the king of sweden.
Abbey, in which the high church doctrine of a chain of successive ordinations is clearly and specifically surrendered, also by w. In 1638, minuit erected fort christina in what is now wilmington, delaware. The library also possesses the famous 1933 film, queen christina. To them it means the advocacy of absolute liberty of conscience. A novel in diary form about kristina, the young queen of sweden. Historical dictionary of sweden historical dictionaries of. The girl king, sweden, 1638 the royal diaries, scholastic. She subsequently attempted, without success, to gain the crowns of naples and of poland. A novel kindle edition by jonasson, jonas, willsonbroyles, rachel.
Top female first names in america alphabetical list. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Astrologers predict she will be a boy, and when she is born with a caul over her pelvis, she is believed at first to be a boy. The girl king, sweden, 1638 by carolyn meyer 2003 weetamoo. Yerger and smedes, editors of the church herald, vicksburg, and the rev. Despite the mistake, her father was happy with her birth. The constitution consists of three basic laws, adopted feb. What is truly remarkable for the times, the early 1600s, is that king gustav decides that kristina is going to be the next king, not the next queen. During christinas rule and after the peace of westphalia, sweden was in many respects in. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The restless life of a europe an eccentric buckley, 2005, kristina. Kristina, senare kristina alexandra, fodd 8 december enl.
As the kingdom celebrated the birth of the heir to the throne, they realized that in fact. Growing up, kristina has been preparing to become the next ruler of sweden, as her parents only living child, she is. Ancestors in english erickson family junkarbo, garpenberg. Kristina christina christina princess sweden of sweden.
Historical facts kristina, king of sweden the book from which i first heard about her today, im going to give you some facts about a king of sweden. The head of state is the king, who exercises representative functions. Nombeko is a poor young black girl from the slums of south africa who ends up involved in a convoluted plot involving an atomic bomb and a plot to overthrow the swedish monarchy. The girl who saved the king of sweden is a swedish novel written by jonas jonasson. Sweden, 1638 j ficmilhous milhous, katherine, 1894 the egg tree. Her androgynous appearance, attachments to at least one woman, and failed love interests in men have led many to believe she may have been a hermaphrodite. Kristina, the girl king, sweden 1638 king gustav ii adolf desperately wanted a son to become his heir. Swedish american genealogist is published by the swenson center and is the only journal devoted to swedish american biography, genealogy, and personal history. Im on page 15 so i dont know much about the book yet.
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