Kristina: The Girl King, Sweden, 1638
by Carolyn Meyer
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Author: Carolyn MeyerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN: 0439249767
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Book Review: A Mediocre Royal Diaries Book - Kristina: The Girl King
Summary: 4 Stars
Having a touch of Swedish/Finnish ancestry in my blood, I picked up this book wanting to know more about Queen Kristina of Sweden.Kristina, the last Vasa heir to the throne, was born in Sweden in 1626 to the Swedish King Gustave II Adolf and his German-born wife, Queen Marie Eleonora of Brandenburg. Because Kristina was the couple's only surviving child, Queen Marie Eleonora was devastated that she hadn't produced a male heir to the throne, and after her husband's death when their child was only six, was later portrayed by historians as "unstable." Her husband, on the contrary, was delighted with his child and declared Kristina "King of Sweden," and she grew up as the "girl-king," led primarily by a group of older male advisors.
In the early 1650s, Kristina renounced her crown because of her inclination to Catholicism (Sweden was and still is a dominantly Protestant country). She moved to Rome, where she became a Catholic, and greatly contributed to art, literature, and music. She died in 1689 following a long illness. She is also known for never marrying, and she greatly admired the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I of England, who also never married.
This book was different from the other Royal Diaries books. It was not my favorite one, probably close to my least (if not the least), for some reason. I will give the author credit, however, for weaving an interesting story out of the life of "Kristina: The Girl King" of Sweden.
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