Question

This man wrote an encouraging letter to his son that said “do you not know, my son, with how very little wisdom (10[1])the world is governed?” This man sent his son to accompany and oppose the legate Adler Salvius at a diplomatic conference. This man directed the government deliberations that caused his country to attack a region governed by Hannibal Sehested (“SAY-huh-sted”). This man corresponded extensively with the Dutch merchant Samuel Blommaert (“BLOM-art”) to set up a New World colony with his country’s “South Company.” This man negotiated the (10[1])advantageous terms of the Truce of Altmark with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. This man (10[1]-5[1])directed the Heilbronn (“HILE-brohn”) League after a ruler (10[1])whom he (-5[1])had advised died at (10[2])the (10[2])Battle (10[2])of (10[1])Lützen (“LOOT-sin”). For 10 (10[1])points, (-5[1])what statesman acted as (10[1])Lord (10[1])High Chancellor in the (10[1])courts of Queen Christina and (10[1])Gustavus Adolphus of (10[1]0[3])Sweden? ■END■

ANSWER: Axel Oxenstierna [or Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna of Södermöre]
<European History>
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2085%0%15%111.59

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Quynh PhungPurdue AWUSTL A2110
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto AColumbia B8710
Jason HongBrown AGeorgia Tech B100-5
Amogh KulkarniChicago BCornell A10010
Matt JacksonChicago AVanderbilt A10810
Justin WytmarIllinois ADuke A110-5
Andrew ZengStanford ANYU A11410
Lexi TermanRutgers BMcGill A11410
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech AChicago C11510
Aiden DartleyRutgers AMinnesota A11510
Michał GerasimiukYale AColumbia A11610
Grace LiuMIT APenn State A11610
Dean Ah NowClaremont AMinnesota B11710
Arjun NageswaranHarvard AHouston A12010
Caleb KendrickMaryland APenn A121-5
Karsten RynearsonYale BIndiana A12510
Ashish SubramanianDuke AIllinois A12610
Chris RayOhio State AWUSTL B13010
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern ACornell B13510
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech BBrown A13810
Steven YuanUC Berkeley BTexas A1380
Todd MaslykMichigan AFlorida B1380
Mateo Javier AcostaFlorida BMichigan A1380