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Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S. [1] ), 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. Charles was the only surviving son of Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora ...
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Dec 9, 2022 · Charles XII de Suède, un boulet pour les Turcs. Quand le roi de Suède se réfugie en 1709 chez les Ottomans après sa défaite face à la Russie de Pierre le Grand, son train de vie est si luxueux que ses hôtes font tout pour s’en débarrasser. Middle East Eye. Traduit de l’anglais. Réservé aux abonnés Publié le 09 décembre 2022 à ...
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 in 1699, while Prussia preferred to wait and see ...
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. Charles was the only surviving son of Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora the ...
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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. He was carefully nurtured by his parents because his four younger brothers died as infants.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Charles XII . Charles XII, Swedish Karl, (born June 17, 1682, Stockholm, Swed.—died Nov. 30, 1718, Fredrikshald, Nor.), King of Sweden (1697–1718). Son of Charles XI, he became absolute monarch at age 15. He defended his country for 18 years in the Second Northern War, gradually taking ...
Jun 12, 2006 · Charles then concentrated on a campaign to unseat Augustus as Polish king. By mid-summer, 1701, he had defeated the Saxons and Russians at Dunamünde; he then occupied Warsaw in May of 1702. In July he and 12,000 men routed the Saxons and Poles (24,000) at Klissow, 110 miles southwest of Warsaw.
