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Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII
(Swedish:
Karl XII
) was the king of
Sweden
from 1697 to 1718.
[1]
He was born on
June 27
,
1682
.
During his time as a king, he tried to
expand
Sweden's empire. He took part in the
Nordic War
(1700-1721), in which his enemies were
Denmark
,
Poland
and
Russia
.
England
and the
Netherlands
supported him and his armies won over the Danes during a sea battle.He also beat
Peter I
Russian
Tsar
.
After these successes, he attacked Poland, where during this time
Augustus II the Strong
was the king. This war was closed by the peace of
Altranstadt
.
Charles attacked Russia again in 1707 with the
Ukrainian
leader,
hetman
Mazeppa. After more than a 1000 km walk in 1709, the Swedish king suffered a defeat from the Tsar. Charles had to flee to
Turkey
. He could only return to Sweden in 1714. He tried to compensate for the lost territories by a war against
Norway
. During the battle he was shot in the head and died in 1718. The wars of Charles XII made Sweden weaker.
