Charles X Gustav
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Charles X Gustav, also Carl X Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death in 1660. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg, and Catherine of Sweden. After his f
Portrait by Sébastien Bourdon
Image of King Charles X Gustav on a wall of Stockholm Palace
Charles Gustav's parents, Count Palatine John Casimir and Princess Catherine
Medal for King Charles X Gustav and Queen Hedwig Eleonora
Charles XI of Sweden
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Charles XI or Carl was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in 1697.
Charles X Gustav
…After his father's death, he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who bore his son and successor, Charles XI. Charles X Gustav was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after the childless king Christopher of Bavaria (1441–1448) and he was the first king of…
Portrait by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, 1689
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.