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182 A History of Sweden
artists and men of science. This he did especially as
chief executive of Uppsala University.
The Queen’s Extravagance. Christina’s lavishness
in bestowing lands and titles exceeded all reasonable
Queen Christina.
limits. She more than doubled the number of noble
families and created five times as many counts and
barons as there had been before. All these had to be
provided with appropriate holdings. Finally she had
to insert in the deed of gift the phrase : "Provided the
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