Oxenstierna

or Ox·en·stjer·na

[ ook-suhn-sher-nah ]

/ ˈʊk sənˌʃɛr nɑ /

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noun

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 Nilsson
The excellent government, of which Axel Oxenstierna was the leading spirit, had its defects.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson
Oxenstierna returned to Sweden to gather means wherewith to continue the war.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson
Axel Oxenstierna persuaded him to resume his command in order to bring the work of their dead master to completion.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson

First 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

Oxenstierna

Oxenstjerna

/ (Swedish ˈuksənʃæːrna) /

noun

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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