House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken: Charles XII of Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles XI of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Charles II August

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: Charles XII of Sweden, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles XI of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. Excerpt: Charles XI also Carl, Swedish: (24 November 1655 ¿ 5 April 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire (1611¿1718). Charles was the only son of King Charles X of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. His father died when he was five years old, so Charles was educated by his governors until his coronation at the age of seventeen. Soon after, he was forced out on military expeditions to secure the recently acquired dominions from Danish troops in the Scanian War. Having successfully fought off the Danes, he returned to Stockholm and engaged in correcting the country's neglected political, financial and economic situation, managing to sustain peace during the remaining 20 years of his reign. Changes in finance, commerce, national maritime and land armaments, judicial procedure, church government and education emerged during this period. Charles XI was succeeded by his only son Charles XII, who made use of the well-trained army in battles throughout Europe. The fact that Charles was crowned as Charles XI does not mean that he was the 11th king of Sweden by the name of Charles. His father's name (as the 10th) was due to his great-grandfather, King Charles IX of Sweden (1604¿1611), having adopted his own numeral by using a mythological History of Sweden. This descendant was actually the 5th King Charles. The numbering tradition thus begun still continues, with the present king of Sweden being Carl XVI Gustaf. Charles at the age of five, dressed as a Roman emperor. Painting by EhrenstrahlCharles was born in the Stockholm Palace Tre Kronor in November 1655. His father Charles X of Sweden had left Sweden in July to fight in the war against Poland. After several years of warfare, the king returned in the winter of 1659 and gathered his family and the Riksdag of the Estates in Gothenburg. In mid-January 1660 he fell ill and one month later he wrote down his last will and died. Young Charles' education