1. Tutors Queen Christina at Tre Kronor

    · Tre Kronor Castle site, Stockholm, Sweden

    Tutors Queen Christina at Tre Kronor
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    Descartes attended early-morning philosophy sessions with Queen Christina in Stockholm's royal castle. The lessons began in January 1650; Tre Kronor was later destroyed and the coordinates mark its site within the present Royal Palace complex.

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