Oxenstierna
count axel
[ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (show ipa), 1583–1654, swedish statesman.
historical examples
oxenstierna returned to sweden to gather means wherewith to continue the war.
sweden victor nilsson
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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