Swedish Empire was controlled by high nobility after 1632.
After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 , the empire was , over lengthy periods , controlled by part of the high nobility , most prominently the Oxenstierna family , acting as tutors for minor regents .	Gustavus Adolphus	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden	Oxenstierna	Oxenstierna
