Sunday, May 24, 2020

Intelligence letter mentioning Kristina's having become Catholic, dated November 3/13 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 148, published by Thomas Birch, 1742

SIR,
... The queen of Sweden hath declared herself a Roman catholic at Inspruck. ...

With modernised spelling:

Brussels, November 13, 1655. [N. S.]
Sir,
... The Queen of Sweden hath declared herself a Roman Catholic at Innsbruck. ...

French translation (my own):

Bruxelles, le 13 novembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]
Monsieur,
... La reine de Suède s'est déclarée catholique romaine à Innsbruck. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Bryssel, den 13 november 1655. [Nya stilen.]
Min herre,
... Drottningen av Sverige har förklarat sig vara romersk-katolik i Innsbruck. ...


Above: Kristina makes her/her/their official conversion.

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