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Charles XI of Sweden

1655 - 1697

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Charles XI or Carl (Swedish: Karl XI; 4 December [O.S. 24 November] 1655 – 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. His father died when he was four years old, so Charles was educated by his governors until his coronation at the age of seventeen. Soon afterward, he was forced out on military expeditions to secure the recently acquired dominions from Danish troops in the Scanian War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles XI of Sweden is the 1,618th most popular politician (down from 954th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Charles XI of Sweden is most famous for his role in the Great Northern War. He was the son of Charles X Gustav and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. He became King of Sweden at the age of 15 when his father died in 1660. He was a successful soldier and leader and he led his country to victory in the Great Northern War against Russia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles XI of Sweden ranks 1,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Babrak Karmal, Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, and Pachacuti. After him are Yang Guifei, Francis, Duke of Guise, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Reuven Rivlin, Pepin the Hunchback, and Moshe Katsav.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1655, Charles XI of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII, Bartolomeo Cristofori, and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. After him are Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Christian Thomasius, Zumbi, Rinaldo d'Este, Johann Christoph Denner, Jean-François Regnard, Ferdinand Kettler, and Bernard de Montfaucon. Among people deceased in 1697, Charles XI of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Francesco Redi. After him are Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Nicolaus Bruhns, António Vieira, Gregorio Barbarigo, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, John Aubrey, Georg Mohr, Libéral Bruant, and Niels Juel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles XI of Sweden ranks 75 out of 1,879. Before him are Henning Mankell (1948), Arne Tiselius (1902), Tomas Lindahl (1938), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), and Charles VIII of Sweden (1409). After him are Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948), Carl Larsson (1853), Marie Taglioni (1804), Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), and Keke Rosberg (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Charles XI of Sweden ranks 22. Before him are Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), John III of Sweden (1537), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), and Charles VIII of Sweden (1409). After him are Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Eric the Victorious (945), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Olof Skötkonung (980), and Birger Jarl (1210).

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