Axel Oxenstierna
Statesman, Politician
1583 – 1654
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Who was Axel Oxenstierna?
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre, Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a confidant of first Gustavus Adolphus and then Queen Christina.
Oxenstierna is widely considered one of the most influential people in Swedish history. He played an important role during the Thirty Years' War and was appointed Governor-General of occupied Prussia; he also laid the foundations of Swedish central government administration.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1583
Uppsala - Children
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Lived in
- Tidö Castle
- Died
- Aug 28, 1654
Stockholm
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on July 23, 2013
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