Excerpt from Peder Vibe's letter to Peder Juel, dated April 25/May 5 (Old Style), 1649

Source:

Breve fra Statsmænd i Danmark til den danske Resident i Stockholm, Peder Juel, fra Aarene 1648-55, article written by J. A. Fridericia for Danske Magazin, indeholdende Bidrag til den danske Histories og det danske Sprogs Oplysning: femte Række, andet Bind, pages 369 to 370, published by the Royal Danish Society for the History and Language of the Fatherland, 1892

https://books.google.com/books?id=QA0UAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=prinsesse+frederikke+amalie+brev&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The letter excerpt:

Kiere Peder Iuel och kiere Broder. Med den siste Post bekam ieg ingen Breffue fra dig, med denne Post bekommer du kongl. May:tz Befalung och Breff att bede Dronningen udi Suerig til Fadder. Lad mig dog vide, huem der bliffuer hid schichett att forrette dette Werch i Dronningens Stelle. ... Kiøbenhaffuen den 25. April 1649.
Din trofaste Broder och tienstwilliger Wen,
saa lang Tid ieg leffuer,
Peder Wibe mpp.

With modernised spelling:

Kære Peder Juel og kære broder,
Med den sidste post bekom jeg ingen breve fra dig; med denne post bekommer du Kongelige Majestæts befaling och brev at bede dronningen udi Sverige til fadder. Lad mig dog vide, hvem der bliver hid skikket at forrette dette værk i dronningens stelle. ... København, den 25. april 1649.
Din trofaste broder och tjenstvilliger ven, så lang tid jeg lever,
Peder Vibe, manu propria.

French translation (my own):

Mon cher Pierre Juel, mon cher frère,
Au dernier courrier, je n'ai reçu aucune lettre de toi; avec ce poste, tu recevras l'ordre et la lettre de Sa Majesté Royale demandant à la reine de Suède d'être la marraine. Faite-moi savoir, cependant, qui sera apte à exécuter ce travail à la place de la reine. ... Copenhague, le 25 avril 1649.
Ton fidèle frère et toujours servile ami, aussi longtemps que je vivrai,
Pierre Vibe, manu propria.

English translation (my own):

Dear Peder Juel and dear brother,
By the last post I received no letters from you; with this post you will receive His Royal Majesty's command and letter to ask the Queen of Sweden to be the sponsor. Let me know, however, who will be fit to perform this work in the Queen's place. ... Copenhagen, April 25, 1649.
Your faithful brother and always servile friend, for as long as I live,
Peder Vibe, manu propria.

Above: Kristina.

Above: King Frederik III of Denmark.

Above: Peder Vibe.

Note: Princess Frederikke Amalie of Denmark and Norway had been born on April 11, 1649. She was the third child and second daughter of King Frederik III of Denmark and his wife, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was Bengt Skytte who ended up being sent to represent Kristina as the baby's sponsor.

Excerpt from summary of Peder Juel's letter to the government of Denmark in Copenhagen, dated July 14/24 (Old Style), 1649

Source:

Handlingar rörande Sverges historia, volume 1, page 88, published by Anders Fryxell, 1836

http://runeberg.org/afhandlsve/1/0094.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=o0wCAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=drottning+christina+1664&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The letter summary:

... [Stockholm] 14 Juli 1649. B. Skytte skulle i Kristinas ställe stå fadder vid hofvet i Köpenhamn. ...

With modernised spelling:

... [Stockholm] 14 juli 1649. Bengt Skytte skulle i Kristinas ställe stå fadder vid hovet i Köpenhamn. ...

English translation (my own):

... Stockholm, July 14, 1649. Bengt Skytte is be sponsor at the court in Copenhagen in Kristina's place. ...

Above: Kristina.

Above: Bengt Skytte.

Above: Christoffer Urne.

Note: Princess Frederikke Amalie of Denmark and Norway had been born on April 11, 1649. She was the third child and second daughter of King Frederik III of Denmark and his wife, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Kristina was chosen to be her godmother/sponsor.

Excerpt from Axel Oxenstierna's letter to Per Brahe, dated July 19/29 (Old Style), 1649

Source:

Riksarkivet, Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brev

https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Oxenstierna?ValdSortering=DatumStigande&PageSize=100&InfoSida=axel-oxenstierna&Textedition=1&hide_clear=true&page=461&postid=ao_1788&tab=post#tab

The letter excerpt:

Her Benchtt Skÿtte reser i deße dagar aff till Danm[ar]k åå Hennes K M:ts Wegner att stå fadder till Kongen J Danm[ar]ks dotter den 12 Aug: J Köpenhampn.

The Riksarkivet website's transcript of the letter excerpt:

Her Benchtt Skytte reser i desse dagar aff till Danmark åå Hennes K. M:ts vegner att stå fadder till kongen i Danmarks dotter den 12 augusti i Köpenhampn.

With modernised spelling:

Herr Bengt Skytte reser i dessa dagar av till Danmark å Hennes Kungliga Majestäts vägnar att stå fadder till kungen i Danmarks dotter den 12 augusti i Köpenhamn.

French translation (my own):

Monsieur Benoît Skytte se rend ces jours-ci au Danemark au nom de Sa Majesté Royale pour qu'elle puisse être la marraine de la fille du roi du Danemark le 12 août à Copenhague.

English translation (my own):

Lord Bengt Skytte is traveling in these days to Denmark on behalf of Her Royal Majesty so that she may be the godmother to the King of Denmark's daughter on August 12 in Copenhagen.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Bengt Skytte.

Above: Per Brahe.

Above: Axel Oxenstierna.

Note: Princess Frederikke Amalie of Denmark and Norway had been born on April 11, 1649. She was the third child and second daughter of King Frederik III of Denmark and his wife, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.