MILITARY PERSONNEL

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

1622 - 1660

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Charles X Gustav, also Carl X Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who bore his son and successor, Charles XI. Charles X Gustav was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after the childless king Christopher of Bavaria (1441–1448) and he was the first king of the Swedish Caroline era, which had its peak during the end of the reign of his son, Charles XI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles X Gustav of Sweden has received more than 754,218 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Charles X Gustav of Sweden is the 67th most popular military personnel (up from 69th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

Charles X Gustav of Sweden is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1654 to 1660.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 67 out of 2,058. Before him are Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Jodl, Otto Skorzeny, Ferdinand Foch, Stanislav Petrov, and Fedor von Bock. After him are Germanicus, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Walter Model, Erich Raeder, and Ahmad Sanjar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1622, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Molière. After him are Carel Fabritius, Vincenzo Viviani, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Bernhardus Varenius, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Vittoria della Rovere, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Juan de Valdés Leal, Karel Dujardin, and Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1660, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Diego Velázquez. After him are Vincent de Paul, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Judith Leyster, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Gevherhan Sultan, Pieter Claesz, William Oughtred, Francesco Albani, Ayşe Sultan, and Louise de Marillac.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 28 out of 1,879. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), and Oleg of Novgorod (900). After him are Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), and Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Johan Banér (1596), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), and Hans von Rosen (1888).

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