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  1. Charles XIII, or Carl XIII (Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.

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  3. Charles XIII - Wikipedia

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    Charles XIII, or Carl XIII (Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.

  4. Charles XIII | Swedish Monarch, Reformer & Soldier | Britannica

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    Charles XIII, (born Oct. 7, 1748, Stockholm—died Feb. 5, 1818, Stockholm), king of Sweden from 1809 and, from 1814 to 1818, first king of the union of Sweden and Norway (called Karl II in Norway). The second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden, he was created duke of Södermanland by his elder brother, King Gustav III , and later served as ...

  5. The Blazing Career and Mysterious Death of “The Swedish ...

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    The mummified head of Charles XII, photographed at the time of his exhumation in 1917, and showing the exit wound–or was it?–left by the projectile that killed him during the siege of...

  6. Charles XII | Accomplishments, Invasion of Russia, & Death

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    Charles XII (born June 17, 1682, Stockholm—died November 30, 1718, Fredrikshald, Norway) king of Sweden (1697–1718), an absolute monarch who defended his country for 18 years during the Great Northern War and promoted significant domestic reforms.

  7. Great Northern War - Wikipedia

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    Charles XII led the Swedish army. Swedish allies included Holstein-Gottorp, several Polish magnates under Stanislaus I Leszczyński (1704–1710) and Cossacks under the Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa (1708–1710). The Ottoman Empire temporarily hosted Charles XII of Sweden and intervened against Peter I.

  8. 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Charles XIII. - Wikisource, the ...

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    CHARLES XIII. (1748–1818), king of Sweden and Norway, the second son of Adolphus Frederick, king of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrica, sister of Frederick the Great, was born at Stockholm on the 7th of October 1748. In 1772 he co-operated in the revolutionary plans of his brother Gustavus III. ( q.v. ).

  9. The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Charles XIII. - Wikisource ...

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    CHARLES XIII., born Oct. 7, 1748, died Feb. 5, 1818. He was the second son of Adolphus Frederick and Louisa Ulrica, sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Destined from his birth to fill the high office of lord high admiral of Sweden, he received a naval education, and made several cruises in his youth. In 1765 he became president of the ...

  10. Charles XIII & II also Carl, Swedish: Karl XIII (born 7 October 1748 in Stockholm, Sweden, dead 5 February 1818) was a Swedish monarch. He was the King of Sweden (as Charles XIII) from 1809 and King of Norway (as Charles II) from 1814 until his 1818 death. [1] He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ...

  11. Charles XIII - Wikiwand

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    Charles XIII, or Carl XIII ( Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818 ), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.

  12. Charles XIII (king of Sweden and Norway) | Encyclopedia.com

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    Charles XIII, 1748–1818, king of Sweden (1809–18) and Norway (1814–18). He became regent for his nephew, Gustavus IV , after the assassination (1792) of his brother Gustavus III . He introduced some liberal policies, but these were abandoned at the end of his regency (1796).