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Charles XI or Carl (Swedish: Karl XI; 4 December [O.S. 24 November] 1655 – 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1697) [2] was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. His father died ...
On August 10, King Charles XI of Sweden received information that Duncan was moving towards Halmstad. On August 11, he and his field army headed west to intercept Duncan. On August 12, Duncan laid siege to Halmstad. King Christian soon informed him of the Swedish troop movements and ordered Duncan to retreat to the town of Laholm. Before the ...
On the morning of December 3, the Swedish General of Fortifications Erik Dahlberg reported to the king that the ice would hold their weight. The Danes assumed that the Swedes had gone into winter camp and that they would not attack until spring. [7] Charles XI of Sweden David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl Hat worn by Charles XI of Sweden at the battle ...
Prince Charles of Sweden was born on 17 June 1682 O.S. in the royal castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm. He was the first son born to King Charles XI of Sweden and his wife, the Danish princess Ulrika Eleonora. He had an older sister, Hedvig Sophia, born in 1681. [7]
Surrounded by Quakers and Calvinists the Swedish Lutherans in America wrote to the old country asking for herders to keep their flock together. Swedberg persuaded King Charles XI of Sweden to heed their plea, and the King in 1696 ordered the Archbishop of Uppsala to appoint two or three suitable
Charles XII of Sweden [nb 1] succeeded Charles XI of Sweden in 1697, aged 14. From his predecessor, he took over the Swedish Empire as an absolute monarch. Charles XI had tried to keep the empire out of wars, and concentrated on inner reforms such as reduction and allotment, which had strengthened the monarch's status and the empire's military ...
Deposed in Sweden twice (1434–1435 and 1436); regained power until deposed in all three kingdoms in 1439. [62] [64] Regency of Charles Knutsson Bonde (later King Charles VIII; October 1438 – Autumn 1440) Christopher of Bavaria Kristofer av Bayern: Autumn 1441 – 6 January 1448 (6 years and a few months) Nephew of Eric XIII Dorothea of ...
Denmark was able to prevent Sweden from reinforcing its German possessions, and at the same time was able to land a large army in Skåne to take the war to Swedish soil. The Swedish leadership under Charles XI managed to get the upper hand in the land war through the victories at Halmstad on 17 August and Lund on 4 December 1676.