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Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf.
Charles X Gustav (born Nov. 8, 1622, Nyköping Castle, Sweden—died Feb. 13, 1660, Gothenburg) was the king of Sweden who conducted the First Northern War (1655–60) against a coalition eventually embracing Poland, Russia, Brandenburg, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
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CHARLES X GUSTAV (SWEDEN) (1622 – 1660; ruled 1654 – 1660), king of Sweden; son of John Casimir of Pfalz-Zweibr ü cken and Katherine, the half-sister of Gustavus II Adolphus. Charles X Gustav was born and grew up in Sweden.
Charles X Gustav was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after the childless king Christopher of Bavaria (1441–1448) and he was the first king of the Swedish Caroline era, which had its peak during the end of the reign of his son, Charles XI. He led Sweden during the Second Northern War, enlarging the Swedish Empire.
May 18, 2018 · History. Scandinavian History: Biographies. Charles X (Sweden) views 2,881,369 updated May 18 2018. CHARLES X (1757–1836; ruled 1824–1830), king of France. The Comte d'Artois, the younger brother of Louis XVI of France (r. 1774–1792) and the future Charles X, was born in 1757.
Nov 8, 1622 - Feb 13, 1660. Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and...
