Henry Woodhead on Kristina's jealousy and resentment toward Axel Oxenstierna and his family and on their differing political opinions

Source:

Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden, volume 1, pages 191 to 192, by Henry Woodhead, 1863; original at the University of Michigan

https://books.google.com/books?id=XI02AAAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=maria+euphrosyne&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The account:

One reason that she showed so much favour to Magnus de la Gardie may have been the desire to raise some counterpoise to the power and influence of the Oxenstierns.

The old Chancellor had so long been used to take the first place in the Council, that he was not easily reconciled to take the second place. Christina was not inclined to brook a rival, and although she always treated him with great respect, she would no longer consent to appear as his pupil. During the negotiations at Brömsebro she had been much annoyed because, when Oxenstiern sent her the Danish proposition, he at the same time took on himself to send a draft of the answer which he considered as a matter of course would be adopted.

After his return, the Queen and her minister had some struggles for mastery. On one occasion, Matthiæ's book, "Idea Boni Ordinis in Ecclesiâ Christi", was brought before the Council, and was condemned by Oxenstiern. Christina defended it, and the dispute became so warm that she burst into tears. ...

Above: Kristina.

Above: Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.

Above: Axel Oxenstierna.

Above: Johannes Matthiæ.