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Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII or Carolus Rex, was 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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politics · King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718 · military leader · monarch · also Carl XII of Sweden, Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII, Carl XII von Holstein-Gottorp, King of Sweden, Madman of the North, Alexander of the North
Born 27 June 1682 · Died 11 December 1718 · Q52934
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“Des humeurs desraisonnables des hommes, il semble que les philosophes mesmes se desfacent plus tard et plus envy de cette cy que de nulle autre: c'est la plus revesche et opiniastre; quia etiam bene proficientes animos tentare non cessat.”
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Charles XII was portrayed by Eduard Flerov in the Russian drama The Sovereign's Servant
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When his coffin was opened and he was shown to have beard growth
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Died 1718-12-11.
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Career landmark: coronation.
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Career landmark: Monarch of Sweden (1697–1718).
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Born 1682-06-27.
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