Charles XII of Sweden killed at the Siege of Fredriksten

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Charles XII of Sweden

Charles XII also Carl (Swedish: Karl XII; 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718), latinized to Carolus Rex, was the King of Sweden 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 Elder. He assumed power, after a seven-month caretaker government, at the age of fifteen.

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