Oxenstierna
or Ox·en·stjer·na
Count Ax·el [ahk-suhl], /ˈɑk səl/, 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
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How to use Oxenstierna in a sentence
According to the report of Axel Oxenstierna, the king loosened the belt and let it go.
Sweden | Victor NilssonThe excellent government, of which Axel Oxenstierna was the leading spirit, had its defects.
Sweden | Victor NilssonOxenstierna returned to Sweden to gather means wherewith to continue the war.
Sweden | Victor NilssonAxel Oxenstierna persuaded him to resume his command in order to bring the work of their dead master to completion.
Sweden | Victor NilssonFirst among the former was the state chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, the friend and adviser of the hero king.
Sweden | Victor Nilsson
British Dictionary definitions for Oxenstierna
Oxenstjerna
/ (Swedish ˈuksənʃæːrna) /
Count Axel (ˈaksəl). 1583–1654, Swedish statesman. He was chancellor (1612–54) and successfully directed Swedish foreign policy for most of the Thirty Years' War
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