King Charles XII of Sweden

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Charles_XII_of_Sweden
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:ageAtAccession 15
gptkbp:birthDate 1682-06-17
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Charles
gptkbp:birthPlace Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm, Sweden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church,_Stockholm
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gunshot wound
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Stockholm_Cathedral
1697-12-14
gptkbp:deathDate 1718-11-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Halden,_Norway
gptkbp:deathYear 36
gptkbp:exiledTo gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:exileDuration 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 King Charles XII of Sweden
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military_officer
personal bravery
long absence from Sweden
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
Swedish
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Battle_of_Poltava
gptkb:Battle_of_Narva
gptkb:Siege_of_Fredriksten
gptkbp:militaryRank Commander-in-chief
gptkbp:monarchNumber 12
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nationality Swedish
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Carolus_Rex
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:signature Charles_XII_of_Sweden_signature.svg
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:Karlberg_Palace
gptkb:Father_of_the_Fatherland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5