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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) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death,...
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    alone, Charles XI formed a personal dislike of the French king and developed a strong anti-French bias. The remainder of the reign of Charles XI is remarkable...
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    Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who bore his son and successor, Charles XI. Charles X Gustav was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after the childless...
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    Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (French: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father...
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    Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach. Charles was the only surviving son of Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora the Elder. He assumed power, after...
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    the legislature into reduction and relinquish of power, and declared Charles XI to: "henceforth be responsible only to God alone" — Pehr Olsson’s speech...
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    Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp), the grandson of Peter the Great and great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden. After a 186-day reign, Peter III was overthrown in a palace...
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    Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central...
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  • (disambiguation) Charles X (disambiguation) Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697) Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718) Charles XIII of Sweden (1748–1818) Charles XIV of...
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    Estonia under Charles XI did not have a long-lasting effect; in reality only Swedish church law was put into practice. In 1697 Charles XI died of cancer...
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