Ruler · 1682 – 1718

Charles XII of Sweden

Lived 1682 – 1718; monarch, military leader. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1697 – 1718; also in the line of Bremen-Verden and Swedish Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Carl XII of Sweden.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1682 – 1718; 36 years
In office: 37 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: ended otherwise; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 49th of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

45 before

Christina, Queen of Sweden1632 – 1654

Charles X Gustav1654 – 1660

Charles XI of Sweden1660 – 1697

Charles XII of Sweden1697 – 1718

Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden1718 – 1720

Frederick I of Sweden1720 – 1751

Adolf Frederick of Sweden1751 – 1771

10 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1697 – 1718 · 21 years · came to it aged 15

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: ended otherwisecoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

then died in battle within a year of leaving

Also in the line of Bremen-Verden (2nd of 6) and Swedish Empire (5th of 7).

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