Oxenstierna,Count Axel Gustafsson

Oxenstierna,Count Axel Gustafsson
Ox·en·stier·na also Ox·en·stjer·na (o͝okʹsən-shĕr'nə, ŏkʹ-), Count Axel Gustafsson. 1583-1654.
Swedish politician who virtually ruled Sweden as leader of the council of regency during the minority of Christina (1632-1644).

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