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Baptized September 21, 1488
Died 1535 • Flensburg • Germany
Role In Stockholm Bloodbath
Magnus, Johannes
Johannes Magnus
Swedish archbishop
Christian II
Christian II
Scandinavian king
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Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden
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Benny Andersson
Swedish musician and songwriter
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Maj Sjöwall
Swedish journalist and author
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Melchior de Polignac
French clergyman and statesman
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Anita Ekberg
Swedish-born actress
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Catherine Arnauld
French nun
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Antoine Arnauld
French lawyer
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
John Paul II
St. John Paul II
pope
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her.
St. Joan of Arc
French heroine
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Gregory VII excommunicating Henry IV
St. Gregory VII
pope
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher and author
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, shown in dark robes and cap, writing with a quill at a desk, after Quinten Massijs, oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Erasmus
Dutch humanist
St. Gregory the Great
St. Gregory the Great
pope
Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Innocent III
Innocent III
pope
Gustav Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
king of Sweden