Charles XII of Sweden
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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 onl
The 15-year-old Charles in 1697 as king of the Swedish Empire, painting belonging to the workshop of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
Charles's parents King Charles XI and Queen Ulrica Eleonora
Monument to Charles XII in Stockholm, with Charles pointing towards Russia. Stockholmers call this statue "the lion among four pots" ("Lejonet mellan fyra krukor") referring to the mortars. This contrasts with a nearby statue of Charles XIII, which has lions similarly arranged; that statue is known as "the pot among four lions" ("Krukan mellan fyra lejon").
Charles XII and Ivan Mazepa at the Dnieper River after Poltava by Gustaf Cederström
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
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Count Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld was a Swedish Field Marshal and Royal Councillor. He was mentor and chief military advisor to King Charles XII of Sweden, and served as deputy commander-in-chief of the Ca
Castle of Griebenow. Built between 1707 and 1709.
Battle of Lund (1684) by Johann Philip Lemke. Rehnskiöld fought with his squadron at Lund, which he later took command of after its commander had been wounded.
King Charles XI (1691) by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl.
King Charles XII of Sweden (1706) by Johan David Schwartz.