Oxenstierna

or Ox·en·stjer·na

[ ook-suhn-sher-nah ]

noun

1. Count Ax·el [ahk, -s, uh, l], 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.

Oxenstierna

/ ˈuksənʃæːrna /

noun

1. OxenstiernaAxel, Count15831654MSwedishPOLITICS: statesman 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

Example Sentences

According to the report of Axel Oxenstierna, the king loosened the belt and let it go.

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The excellent government, of which Axel Oxenstierna was the leading spirit, had its defects.

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Oxenstierna returned to Sweden to gather means wherewith to continue the war.

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Axel Oxenstierna persuaded him to resume his command in order to bring the work of their dead master to completion.

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First among the former was the state chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, the friend and adviser of the hero king.

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