Kristina's letter to Carlo Carafa della Spina, the Apostolic Nuncio of Vienna, dated December 11/21 (New Style), 1661

Source:

Mémoires concernant Christine, reine de Suède, volume 3, page 245, compiled and edited by Johan Arckenholtz, 1759

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The letter:

Combien l'affaire en question empireroit par le départ de ce Ministre, qui a su captiver non seulement la bienveillance du Roi de Dannemarc, mais gagner aussi les principaux Ministres de la Cour & la Nation même, à un point, qu'ils se sont montrés fort favorables aux Catholiques, & qu'avec le tems on leur permettroit d'y jouir d'une sorte de libre exercice de leur Religion. Je vous en avertis afin qu'il vous plaîse de travailler comme de vous-même, pour que ledit Ambassadeur y soit renvoyé pour le plus grand bien de la Religion Catholique, laquelle sans son concours perdroit beaucoup dans ce quartier-là.

English translation (my own):

How much the affair in question would be worsened by the departure of this minister, who knew how to captivate not only the benevolence of the King of Denmark, but also gain the principal ministers of the court and the nation itself, to a point that they were shown very favourable to the Catholics, and that in time they would be allowed to enjoy there a sort of free exercise of their religion. I warn you so that you may work as your own, so that the said ambassador is sent there for the greater good of the Catholic religion, which, without its assistance, would lose much in that district.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Carlo Carafa della Spina, the Apostolic Nuncio of Vienna.