MILITARY PERSONNEL

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

1622 - 1660

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Charles X Gustav, also Carl X Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. 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 the Swedish Caroline era, which had its peak during the end of the reign of his son, Charles XI. He led Sweden during the Second Northern War, enlarging the Swedish Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles X Gustav of Sweden is the 47th most popular military personnel (up from 67th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

Charles X Gustav of Sweden is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1654 to 1660.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 47 out of 2,058. Before him are Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Tariq ibn Ziyad, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Guan Yu, Stonewall Jackson, and Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. After him are Alfred Jodl, Douglas MacArthur, Hiroo Onoda, Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Dreyfus, and Germanicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1622, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Molière. After him are Carel Fabritius, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Vincenzo Viviani, Bernhardus Varenius, Vittoria della Rovere, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Juan de Valdés Leal, Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Karel Dujardin. Among people deceased in 1660, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Diego Velázquez. After him are Vincent de Paul, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, William Oughtred, Judith Leyster, Pieter Claesz, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Francesco Albani, Louise de Marillac, Gevherhan Sultan, and George II Rákóczi.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 27 out of 1,879. Before him are Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Gustav I of Sweden (1496), and Charles XV of Sweden (1826). After him are Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Greta Garbo (1905), and Manne Siegbahn (1886).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Johan Banér (1596), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Hans von Rosen (1888), and Gustaf Dyrssen (1891).

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