Axel Oxenstierna

Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (June 16, 1583 – August 28, 1654), Count of Södermöre, is a Swedish politician.

He becomes a member of the Privy Council in 1609 and serves as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death.

He is a confidant of both Gustavus Adolphus and later Queen Christina.

Oxenstierna, widely considered one of the most influential people in Swedish history, plays an important role during the Thirty Years' War and is appointed Governor-General of occupied Prussia; he also lays the foundations of Swedish central government administration.

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