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Charles XI (1655–1697) r. 1660–1697: John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1654–1686: Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach (1651–1680) Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647–1709) Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695) Frederick I (1676–1751) r. 1720–1751: Ulrika Eleonora (1688–1741) r. 1718 ...
Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire, 1682–1719 (1899) online. Bengtsson, F. G. The Life of Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1697–1718 (1960). also published as The sword does not jest. The heroic life of King Charles XII of Sweden (St. Martin's Press 1960). Browning, Oscar. Charles XII of Sweden (London: Hurst and Blackett, 1899).
Charles X Gustav King of Sweden (1622–1660) m. Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp: Adolf John Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629–1689) Charles XI King of Sweden (1655–1697) m. Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark: Counts of Kleeburg: Charles XII King of Sweden (1682–1718) Ulrika Eleonora Queen of Sweden (1688–1741) m. Frederick I of Sweden
King Carl XVI Gustaf is celebrating his 50th year on the throne in 2023.
The early and then medieval Swedish kingdom was an elective monarchy, with kings being elected from particularly prominent families; [9] this practice did however often result in de facto dynastic succession [10] and the formation of royal dynasties, such as those of Eric (intermittently c. 1157–1250) and Bjelbo (1250–1364) as well as ...
Charles XII was a skilled military leader and tactician. However, although he was also skilled as a politician, he was reluctant in making peace. While Sweden achieved several large scale military successes early on, and won the most battles, the Great Northern War eventually ended in Sweden's defeat and the end of the Swedish Empire .
The royal family has expanded since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation of Charles on May 6, 2023. Princess Eugenie , the niece of Charles, welcomed a son with husband Jack ...
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