Axel Oxenstierna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Axel Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1583

Place of Birth: Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1654

Profession: military personnel, politician, diplomat, land owner

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (Swedish: ['aks?l ??ks?n??æ??a] (listen); 1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman.
He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death.
He was a confidant of first Gustavus Adolphus and then Queen Christina.Oxenstierna is widely considered one of the most influential people in Swedish history.
He played an important role during the Thirty Years' War and was appointed Governor-General of occupied Prussia; he is also credited for having laid the foundations of the modern central administrative structure of the State, including the creation of counties (Swedish: län).



Alternative names	Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld, Michiel van Miereveld, Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt, Michiel van Miereveldt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Michael Janszen Mierevelt, Michael Jansz. van Miereveldt
Description	Dutch painter and draughtsman court painter to the Prince of Orange.
Date of birth/death	1 May 1567	27 June 1641
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work location	Utrecht (ca. 1581-1583), Delft (1583-1641), The Hague (1625-1634)
Authority control	: Q864092 VIAF: 51961814 ISNI: 0000 0001 1026 8025 ULAN: 500025466 LCCN: no99091021 WGA: MIEREVELD, Michiel Jansz. van WorldCat