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Charles XII of Sweden

1682 - 1718

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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 Elder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles XII of Sweden has received more than 3,133,842 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Charles XII of Sweden is the 289th most popular politician (down from 251st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Politician.

Charles XII of Sweden is most famous for his military prowess. He led an invasion of Russia in 1707 and was killed in the Battle of Poltava.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles XII of Sweden ranks 289 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Heath, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Hu Jintao, Septimius Severus, Odoacer, and Martin Bormann. After him are Sulla, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mars, George III of the United Kingdom, Moshe Dayan, and Charles I of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1682, Charles XII of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Calico Jack, Bartholomew Roberts, Şehsuvar Sultan, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Jacopo Amigoni, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jan van Huysum, and Claudine Guérin de Tencin. Among people deceased in 1718, Charles XII of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Blackbeard, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Mary of Modena, William Penn, Stede Bonnet, Vincenzo Coronelli, Philippe de La Hire, Jacques Ozanam, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Devlet II Giray, and Margherita Maria Farnese.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles XII of Sweden ranks 12 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Anders Celsius (1701), Tycho Brahe (1546), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), August Strindberg (1849), and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882). After him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Svante Arrhenius (1859), and Olof Palme (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Charles XII of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882). After him are Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Olof Palme (1927), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), and John III of Sweden (1537).

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