单词 | rix-chancellor |
释义 | † Rix-chancellorn. Obsolete (historical in later use). The lord high chancellor of the Swedish privy council.Chiefly with reference to Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654), in office 1612–54, the dominant political figure in Sweden between the death of King Gustavus II Adolphus in 1632 and the majority of Queen Christina in 1644.The office was abolished in 1680, restored in 1792, and abolished again in 1799. ΚΠ 1634 Hist. Present Warres Germany 171 Hee will not take it vpon him till hee hath first spoken with the said Rix Chancellor, to know in what case the Armie standeth. 1759 W. Harte Hist. Life Gustavus Adolphus I. 23 Not that I would be thought to depreciate the reputation of the great Rix-chancellor. 1825 E. Benger Mem. E. Stuart II. xiv. 321 The rix-chancellor, Oxenstiern, now virtually the regent of Sweden..solemnly pledged himself..to restore to the Palatine family those provinces that had been redeemed from the enemy. 1874 H. T. Riley 4th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS 195/1 In June 1635 he left the service when he received a testimonial..from the Rix Chancellor Grave Oxell Oxenstiern of his having served his Majesty for five years with fidelity and bravery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1634 |
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