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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christina Alexandra |
 | | Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, her mother, had hoped for a son, and was so disappointed at the birth of a daughter that she had little love for the child, who was left to the care of nurses. |
 | | Three years later, Maria Eleonora brought back the body of her husband, Gustavus Adolphus, to Sweden. |
 | | Gustavus Adolphus, however, was tenderly attached to his daughter; in 1630, when he sailed for Germany, he recommended Christina to the loyalty of his people and put his sister Catherine, who held her court at Stegeborg, in charge of the child's education. |
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