Biography of Kristina in "The Town and Country Magazine", year 1774, part 13

Source:

The Town and Country Magazine, Or, Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction, and Entertainment, volume 6, page 640 (December, 1774), published by Archibald Hamilton, 1774; original at Harvard University

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The 5,200th post to this blog.

The biography:

The kind reception which the queen of Sweden had met with in France, made her pay it a second visit, in the year 1657. It was in this journey that she caused Monaldeschi, her principal attendant, to be assassinated in the gallery of Fontainebleau. That murder, which she would have had pass as the just punishment of a criminal, disgusted every one. Besides, the courtiers disliked the company of a woman who dressed like a man, and the severity of whose mind rejected all pleasantry. If any one attempted to amuse her with humorous tales or anecdotes, she would ironically praise him, by saying, "You have a good memory, Sir!"

Above: Kristina condemns Monaldeschi to die, painted by Johan Fredrik Höckert.