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Christina
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Chris·ti·na  (kr-stn) 1626-1689.
Queen of Sweden (1632-1654) who was a patron of learning and the arts. She unexpectedly abdicated her throne, embraced Roman Catholicism, and spent much of the rest of her life in Rome.
Christina [krɪˈstiːnə]
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(Biographies / Christina (1626-1689) F, Swedish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1626-89, queen of Sweden (1632-54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
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