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Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken , a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach .
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Apr 12, 2024 · Charles XII (born June 17, 1682, Stockholm—died November 30, 1718, Fredrikshald, Norway) was the king of Sweden (1697–1718), an absolute monarch who defended his country for 18 years during the Great Northern War and promoted significant domestic reforms.
List of Swedish monarchs. This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. [1]
PortraitNameReignSuccessionStenkil Stenkil Ragnvaldssonc. 1060 – 1066 (c. 6 years)Possibly son-in-law of Emund [e]"Ingamoder" (?) (at least 2 children)Eric and Eric [a] Erik och Erik ...c. 1066 (?) (briefly)Recorded in only one source [f] as two ...Nothing recordedHalsten Halsten Stenkilssonc. 1066 – 1068 [28] (c. 2 years)Son of StenkilUnknown queen (at least 2 children)Anund "from Russia" Anund Gårdske ...c. 1068 – 1076 [28] (?) (c. 8 years)Recorded in only one source [h] as ...Nothing recordedCharles XII of Sweden. Charles XII (Swedish: Karl XII) was the king of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He was born on June 27, 1682. During his time as a king, he tried to expand Sweden's empire. He took part in the Nordic War (1700-1721), in which his enemies were Denmark, Poland and Russia.
May 23, 2018 · Charles XII (1682-1718) was king of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. A famous warrior king, he led his country during the Northern War . The son of Charles XI and Ulrica Leonora, daughter of Frederick III of Denmark, Charles XII was born on June 17, 1682.
Sweden - Charles XII, Expansion, War: Charles XII acceded to the throne at age 15 at a time when, in the hinterland of the Baltic coast, dominated by the Swedes, new states were being formed. Brandenburg and Russia, together with such older states as Denmark and Poland, were natural enemies of Sweden. Denmark, Poland, and Russia made a treaty ...
