Charles XI of Sweden

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King of Sweden Lutheran human monarch

Charles XI of Sweden was a 17th-century Swedish king known for consolidating royal power, implementing major administrative and fiscal reforms, and strengthening Sweden’s position as a European great power.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Sweden → Lutheran → human → monarch →
battle	Battle of Halmstad → Battle of Landskrona → Battle of Lund →
birthDate	1655-11-24 →
birthName	Karl Karlsson →
birthPlace	Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm →
burialPlace	Riddarholmen Church →
child	Charles XII of Sweden → Hedvig Sophia of Sweden → Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden →
conflict	Franco-Dutch War (as part of Scanian War theatre) → Scanian War →
coronationDate	1675-12-28 →
countryOfCitizenship	Sweden →
deathDate	1697-04-05 →
deathPlace	Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm →
dynasty	House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken →
era	Swedish Empire →
father	Charles X Gustav of Sweden →
givenName	Charles →
house	House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken →
implementedReform	Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) → centralization of royal administration → fiscal reforms to strengthen crown finances → judicial and legal reforms in Sweden → military allotment system (indelningsverket) →
knownFor	administrative and fiscal reforms → consolidation of royal power in Sweden → strengthening Sweden as a European great power →
language	Swedish →
monarchOf	Sweden →
mother	Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp →
notableWork	Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates →
positionHeld	King of Sweden →
predecessor	Charles X Gustav of Sweden →
regency	Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp → Swedish Regency Council →
regnalName	Charles XI →
reignEnd	1697 →
reignStart	1660 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Tre Kronor Castle →
spouse	Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark →
successor	Charles XII of Sweden →
title	King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Halmstad → Battle of Landskrona → Battle of Lund →	commander
Karl Karlsson → Karl Karlsson ("Karl XI") →	alsoKnownAs
Charles X Gustav of Sweden → Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp →	child
Charles XII of Sweden → Hedvig Sophia of Sweden →	father
Karl Karlsson →	birthNameOf
Battle of Lund →	commandingMonarch
Triple Alliance (1668) →	hasKeyFigure
Swedish Regency Council →	headOfState
Great Reduction →	implementedBy
Battle of Landskrona →	kingOfSwedenPresent
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates →	mainProponent
Battle of Landskrona →	monarchCommanderSweden
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp →	motherOf
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken →	notableMember
Swedish Empire →	notableRuler
Stockholms Banco →	operatedUnderMonarch
Battle of Landskrona →	opposingCommander
Charles XII of Sweden →	predecessor
House of Wittelsbach ("King Charles XI of Sweden") →	producedOfficeHolder
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken →	producedRuler
Charles XI of Sweden ("Charles XI") →	regnalName
Swedish Regency Council →	reignedDuringMinorityOf
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark →	spouse
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ("King Charles XI of Sweden") →	spouseTitle
Charles X Gustav of Sweden →	successor