Christine of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf

Christine of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1610)

Christine von Holstein-Gottorp (born April 12 or 13, 1573 in Kiel ; † December 8, 1625 at Gripsholm Castle ) was the second wife of the Swedish King Karl IX. and Queen of Sweden from 1604 to 1611.

Life

Christine von Holstein-Gottorp and her husband King Karl IX. of Sweden

Christine was the daughter of Duke Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) and his wife Christine von Hessen (1543–1604). It was supposed to be the Polish King Sigismund III. Marry Wasa (1566–1632) who, however, broke the promise. Christine, who never overcame this pain, then became the second wife of the future King of Sweden, Charles IX. (1550-1611). The wedding took place on August 22, 1592 in Nyköping Castle. On March 15, 1607, she and her husband were solemnly crowned in Uppsala Cathedral.

Christine is described as a blonde and tall woman. She was economical with the budget of the court. She proved to be assertive towards her children. For reasons of class, she successfully turned against the love affair between her son Gustav Adolf and Ebba Brahe and prevented her youngest child, Carl Philip, from becoming King of Russia in 1612/13.

After the death of her husband (1611) and the loss of her beloved son Karl Philip (1622), she lived in seclusion with the family. Christine von Holstein-Gottorp is buried next to her husband in Strängnäs Cathedral in Södermanland .

family

Christine and Karl had four children:

• Christine Wasa (born November 26, 1593 - † May 25, 1594), Princess of Sweden
• Gustav II Adolf (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632), King of Sweden
• Maria Elisabeth Wasa (born March 10, 1596 - † August 7, 1618), Duchess of Östergötland
• Carl Philip Wasa (April 22, 1601 - January 25, 1622), Duke of Södermanland

literature

• Kristina, svenska drottningar. 3. K., Karl IX: s andra gemål . In: John Rosén, Theodor Westrin (ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 9 : Kristendomen-Lloyd . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1885, Sp. 47 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• Kristina, Carl IX: s andra gemål . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 614 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

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• CV (Swedish)

predecessor	Office	Successor
Gunilla Bielke	Queen of Sweden 1607–1611	Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg