UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. _________)*


ADVANTA CORP.
(Name of Issuer)


6-3/4% Convertible Class B Preferred Stock,
Series 1995 (Depositary Shares)
(Title of Class of Securities)

007942 30 3
(CUSIP Number)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
 initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
 and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
 deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
 of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
 see the Notes).







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1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
39-0509570

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]

3.	SEC USE ONLY

4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:  Wisconsin

 NUMBER OF		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
  SHARES				
BENEFICIALLY				175,000
  OWNED BY
   EACH			6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
 REPORTING
  PERSON					10,000
   WITH
7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

175,000

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

10,000

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:  185,000

10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
 Instructions):  N/A		

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9:  7.4%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions):  IC

Item 1

(a)	Name of Issuer:  Advanta Corp.

(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  Welsh and McKean Roads,
 P.O. Box 844, Spring House, PA  19477

Item 2

(a)	Name of Person Filing:  The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

(b)	Address of Principal Business Office:  720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
 Wisconsin 53202

(c)	Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Wisconsin

(d)	Title of Class of Securities:  6-3/4% Convertible Class B Preferred
 Stock, Series 1995 (Depositary Shares)

(e)	CUSIP Number:  007942 30 3

Item 3	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:  

(a)	[ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b)	[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

(c)	[X] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

(d)	[ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
 Act

(e)	[ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
 Advisers Act of 1940

(f)	[ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
 provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
 Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g)	[ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)

(h)	[ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4	Ownership

If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right
to acquire.

(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:  185,000 shares.  Of such amount, 10,000
shares are owned by the Growth Stock Portfolio of Northwestern Mutual Series
Fund, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company.

(b)	Percent of Class:  7.4%

(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  175,000

(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  10,000

(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the 
disposition of:  175,000

(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  10,000

Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class		

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:  N/A

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:  N/A

Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:  N/A

Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:  N/A

Item 10	Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes of effect.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.

February 11, 1997

						THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
						INSURANCE COMPANY


						By:  /s/  John M. Bremer
							John M. Bremer
							Senior Vice President,
							General Counsel and
							Secretary

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