Cristina, regina di Svezia
Queen Cristina’s favorite Gabriele loves her cousin Maria, while Cristina hopes to marry Gabriele herself. After Maria refuses a marriage to Erik and reveals her love for Gabriele, conspirators exploit the court’s divisions and plot against the queen. Cristina suppresses the revolt, forgives Gabriele and the conspirators, consents to his marriage with Maria, and abdicates in favor of Carlo Gustavo.