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Name: Charles, XII
Birth Date: June 17, 1682
Death Date: December 11, 1718
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Denmark
Place of Death: Fredriksten, Norway
Nationality: Swedish
Gender: Male
Occupations: King

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Biography of Charles, XII
1,234 words, approx. 4 pages
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...


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Charles Xii
93 words, approx. 1 pages
(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...
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Charles XII of Sweden Information
2,543 words, approx. 9 pages
Charles XII (Swedish: Karl XII) (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718), also known by the Latinized name Carolus Rex ("King Charles") and in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl ("Charles the Habitué"), was King of Sweden from 1697 until his death. He was the only...


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Scandinavian Studies
From Oxenstierna to Charles XII: Four Studies. (book reviews)
03/22/1993: 747 words, approx. 3 pages
* Michael Roberts. From Oxenstierna to Charles XII: Four Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1991. Pp. ix + 203. $49.50. In this work Roberts collects three articles that appeared originally in Swedish historical publications, one in Scandia and two in Karolinska Forbundets Arsbok,...
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Canada and the World Backgrounder
Sweden.
12/01/2003: 425 words, approx. 1 pages
Capital: Stockholm Head of State: King Carl XVI Gustaf (since September 1973) Inherited title and mostly ceremonial position Head of Government: Prime Minister Goran Persson (since March 1996) Following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by the Parliament Parliament:...
 


 

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