Grégoire François Du Rietz
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Grégoire François Du Rietz (1607, Arras
- 5 February 1682, Maria Magdalena church, Stockholm
) was a French physician. He served as personal physician to queen Christina of Sweden
, Carl X Gustav of Sweden, Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp and Carl XI of Sweden. He was naturalised as a Swedish subject in 1660 and was thus the originator of the Swedish Du Rietz
dynasty.
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
- 5 February 1682, Maria Magdalena church, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
) was a French physician. He served as personal physician to queen Christina of Sweden
Christina of Sweden
Christina , later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Grand Princess of Finland, and Duchess of Ingria, Estonia, Livonia and Karelia, from 1633 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph and his wife Maria Eleonora...
, Carl X Gustav of Sweden, Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp and Carl XI of Sweden. He was naturalised as a Swedish subject in 1660 and was thus the originator of the Swedish Du Rietz
Du Rietz
Du Rietz was a Swedish family of French origin. Deriving from a French dynasty traditionally held to date back to 1100, it first came to Sweden with Grégoire François Du Rietz, a French physician in the entourage of Queen Christina of Sweden. It also included Anders Rudolf du Rietz...
dynasty.