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 Eleanor
Charles IX of Sweden
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Charles IX, also Carl, reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until 1611. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King John III and half-brothe
Charles IX by an unknown artist, Nationalmuseum
Charles's parents as shown on their grave monument
Duke Charles (as he then was called) in 1596 by H. Nützel
Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming (Painting by Albert Edelfelt, 1878, Fleming's wife Ebba Stenbock on the right)