Charles XII of Sweden
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Charles XII of Sweden was an early 18th-century Swedish king and military leader best known for his ambitious campaigns during the Great Northern War, which ultimately led to the decline of Sweden as a great power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Sweden
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early modern monarch ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Fraustadt
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Battle of Narva (1700) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Narva
Battle of Poltava ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1682-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm
ⓘ
surface form:
Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden
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| burialPlace |
Riddarholmen Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
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| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| children | 0 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1718-11-30 ⓘ |
| deathManner | killed in action ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Fredriksten fortress
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surface form:
Fredriksten fortress, Fredrikshald, Norway
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| dynasty |
House of Vasa
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Vasa (Swedish branch via Palatinate-Zweibrücken)
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| education | tutored in languages, military science, and statecraft in Stockholm ⓘ |
| era | Great Northern War era ⓘ |
| exileLocation | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| father | Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ |
| fullName |
Charles XII of Sweden
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Charles XII
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| house | House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
German
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Latin ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Swedish militarism and lost great-power status ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Sweden ⓘ |
| mother | Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Charles XII of Sweden
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Karl XII
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| neverMarried | true ⓘ |
| nickname |
Carolus Rex
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The Warrior King ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the decline of Sweden as a great power
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leadership in the Great Northern War ⓘ military campaigns against Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony-Poland ⓘ |
| opponent |
Augustus II the Strong
ⓘ
Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick IV of Denmark-Norway
Peter the Great ⓘ |
| policy | absolutist monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1718-11-30 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1697-12-24 ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Bender, Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
decisive Russian victory at the Battle of Poltava
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decisive Swedish victory at the Battle of Narva ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
ⓘ
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden ⓘ |
| successor | Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden ⓘ |
| war | Great Northern War ⓘ |
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Histoire de Charles XII
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Charles XII
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Karl XII
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Charles XII of Sweden was wounded before the battle and could not personally lead the attack
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Charles XII fled to the Ottoman Empire
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King Charles XII of Sweden
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Charles XII
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Charles XII, King of Sweden
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Charles XII of Sweden (in terms of foreign policy outcomes)
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Karl XII
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Charles XII of Sweden
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Charles XII
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Charles XII of Sweden
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Karl XII
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Charles XII of Sweden
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Charles XII
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Charles XII of Sweden (posthumously represented by Swedish government)
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King Charles XII
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Charles XII’s exile in the Ottoman Empire