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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. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Battle of Warsaw. 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. His aim was to establish a unified northern state.
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His daughter and successor did little to improve Sweden's military position and abdicated early, providing the Swedish Empire with a more warlike ruler. Charles X Gustav was only king for 5 years, but conquered large amounts of territory that still belong to Sweden today (including Blekinge, Bohuslän, Skåne, and Halland).
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The March Across the Belts ( Swedish: Tåget över Bält) was a military campaign waged by the Swedish Empire across the ice between the Danish islands. It lasted between 30 January and 15 February 1658, [a] ending with a decisive victory for Swedish King Charles X Gustav during his first Danish war .
- 30 January – 15 February 1658
Charles X. Charles X or Charles Gustav was the king of Sweden between 1654 - 1660 and Queen Christina chose him as her successor against the will of the nobles, who were lead by Axel Oxenstierna . Charles was Count Palatine of Zweibrucken’s and Catherine, sister of Gustavus Adolphus’ eldest son and received training as a soldier before ...
Charles X Gustav was crowned king on 6 June 1654, the same day that Christina stepped down and prepared to leave Sweden. He was the founder of the Pfalz/Wittelsbach dynasty, which also included Charles XI, Charles XII, and Ulrika Eleonora (1654 – 1720). Three themes dominated his short reign: war, state finances, and the constitutional ...
The early Vasa kings (1523–1611) Gustav I Vasa, portrait after J. Binck, 1542; in the University of Uppsala, Sweden. After Gustav I Vasa was elected to the throne in 1523, he began to restore the power of the Swedish king and to organize a central administration under his own direct leadership. On the one hand, this task was facilitated by ...
