Charles XII of Sweden
The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
- Fame64.9
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- Sweden rank#170
- Fame64.9
- Momentum15.8
- Sweden rank#170
- Historical Figures rank#175
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He took the throne at fifteen and turned what looked like Sweden's collapse into a string of military miracles, winning battles against armies twice his size. Then he marched on Moscow, lost everything at Poltava, and died besieging a Norwegian fortress with his empire already carved up by his enemies.
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Charles XII became King of Sweden in 1697 at fifteen, inheriting a realm his enemies assumed was ripe for dismemberment. When Denmark-Norway, Saxony-Poland-Lithuania, and Russia attacked in 1700 to start the Great Northern War, he crushed a Russian army at Narva and forced Peter the Great to beg for peace — an offer he refused. By 1706, at twenty-four, he'd beaten every opponent into submission, his forces routing combined armies at Fraustadt and Holowczyn through sheer tactical brilliance. The march on Moscow began well, then shattered at Poltava in 1709 when Charles, wounded and unable to co…
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