Charles XII of Sweden

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:ageAtAccession 15
gptkbp:birthDate 1682-06-17
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Karl_XII
gptkbp:birthPlace Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm, Sweden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church,_Stockholm
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Gunshot wound
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Charles_XII's_Stair_in_Fredriksten
statues in Stockholm
gptkbp:deathDate 1718-11-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fredriksten,_Norway
gptkbp:deathYear 36
gptkbp:diedIn true
gptkbp:exiledTo gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
1709-1714
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_XI_of_Sweden
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Palatinate-Zweibrücken
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles XII of Sweden
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military_officer
Swedish Empire's decline
absolutist rule
personal bravery
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
Swedish
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Battle_of_Poltava
gptkb:Battle_of_Fraustadt
gptkb:Battle_of_Gadebusch
gptkb:Battle_of_Narva
gptkb:Battle_of_Holowczyn
gptkb:Siege_of_Fredriksten
gptkbp:militaryRank Commander-in-chief
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nationality Swedish
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_North
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Great_Northern_War
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:David_von_Krafft
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_XI_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reignEnd 1718-11-30
gptkbp:reignStart 1697-04-05
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Sweden
gptkb:Hedvig_Sophia_of_Sweden
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Sweden
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grand_Prince_of_Finland
gptkb:King_of_the_Swedes,_the_Goths_and_the_Wends
gptkb:Duke_of_Bremen-Verden
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Augustus_II_the_Strong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4