Charles XI of Sweden
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Charles XI or Carl was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in 1697.
Portrait by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, 1689
Charles's parents King Charles X Gustav and Queen Hedwig Eleonora
Charles at the age of five, dressed as a Roman emperor. Painting by Ehrenstrahl.
Läckö Castle, one of many mansions reclaimed by the Crown. Engraving by Willem Swidde from circa 1700 in Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna.
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
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Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She was heiress presumptive to the Swedish throne from her bi
Charles XI of Sweden
…The marriage produced seven children, of whom only three outlived Charles: Hedwig Sophia (1681–1708), duchess of Holstein-Gottorp and grandmother of Emperor Peter III of Russia; Charles XII (1682–1718), who succeeded him to the throne; he…
Princess Hedvig Sofia by David von Krafft.
Painting of Princess Hedvig Sofia of Sweden and her brother, the future Charles XII of Sweden.