"Krissie! Krissie!" the boy shouted for his elder sister, always energetic and loud at just four years old. Stockholm Palace has often been cold and empty seen the departure of the King and his army in 1630, leaving only the two royal children and their servants, with their mother visiting every few months. On this November day, however, the Palace, for some reason, felt eerily cold, perhaps due to the dropping temperature outside. Kristina, at five, was the King's golden gir

SWEDEN 1) Gustav Karl Vasa Born on May 29th 1628, Gustav is the second child and only son of King Gustav II Adolf the Great of Sweden, and Queen Maria Eleonora. Titled Crown Prince and Duke of Öland at birth, Gustav lived through his infancy and early childhood mainly under the care of his mother. Nonetheless, despite the busy warfare, Gustav II Adolf remained a devoted father to him and his elder sister, Kristina. As Gustav II Adolf was martyred in the Battle of Lützen in No