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Queen Christina of Sweden gave up her crown, converted to Catholicism, and moved to Rome
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Being the monarch of a freezing northern kingdom apparently wasn't her vibe. She shocked all of Europe by randomly converting to Catholicism, dropping her crown, and riding a horse down to Rome. She spent the rest of her life hanging out with cardinals, throwing lavish theatrical parties, and ignoring her former country entirely.
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