Queen Christina of Sweden's abdication signed in 1654.with 307 wax seals. (Abdication de la reine Christine de Suede)She reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. At the age of 28; she relinquished the throne to her cousin and moved to Rome; being the guest of five consecutive popes.The Vatican Secret Archives (Archives secretes du Vatican - Archivio Segreto Vaticano) is the central repository in the Vatican City for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See. The archives also contain the state papers; correspondence; papal account books and many other documents which the church has accumulated over the centuries. More than 1000 years of history on 85 km of shelving. The papal archives has served the Holy See for 400 years and is one of the most important and renowned research centres in the world. Ii is a treasure trove of peerless precious documents: millions of papers and parchments that can be accessed by scholars of all nationalities and all faiths.- Vatican Secret Archives (2012)