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3 days ago · Charles XII Karl XII: 5 April 1697 – 30 November 1718 (21 years, 7 months and 25 days) Son of Charles XI Unmarried and childless 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 (aged 36)
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5 days ago · Charles XII of Sweden, born in 1682, ascended to the throne at the tender age of 15 after the death of his father, Charles XI. His reign, which lasted until his death in 1718, was marked by the Great Northern War , a conflict that pitted Sweden against several neighboring powers including Denmark-Norway, Saxony-Poland-Lithuania, and Russia.
Charles XII of Sweden, often referred to as Charles the Great or the Lion of the North, was a monarch who left an indelible mark on European history during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Born on June 17, 1682, Charles ascended to the throne at the tender age of 15, following the death of his father, Charles XI.
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3 days ago · Charles was a romantic who also regarded himself as a warrior—like his model, predecessor and namesake Charles XII (1682–1718). He dreamed of being a commander-in-chief in a Scandinavian war against Germany or, ideally, against Russia, with his head, literally, crowned in victory and him on the throne of a unified Scandinavia.
3 days ago · Charles XII refused to retreat to Poland or back to Sweden and instead invaded Ukraine. Peter withdrew his army southward, employing scorched earth , destroying along the way anything that could assist the Swedes.
- 2 November 1721 – 8 February 1725
- Natalya Naryshkina
1 day ago · The first official portrait of King Charles III was released on Tuesday — just over a year after his coronation on May 6, 2023. The portrait, painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo, was unveiled ...
3 days ago · Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, at his birth in 1979, was heir apparent to the throne of Sweden. Less than eight months later, a change in that country's succession laws instituted absolute primogeniture, and Carl Philip was supplanted as heir apparent by his elder sister Victoria.
