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'']] Karl (Charles) XII: King of [[Sweden|Sweden]] from 1697 to 1718; born 17 June 1682, the son of King Karl XI (1655-1697) and Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark (1656-1693), daughter of [[Frederik III, King of Denmark and Norway (1609-1670)|King Frederik III of Denmark]]. He succeeded his father as king of Sweden upon his father's death in 1697, and also succeeded him as Count Palatine of [[Zweibrücken (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Zweibrücken]]. Karl died 30 November 1718 and was succeeded in Sweden by his sister, Ulrika Eleonora (1688-1741), who ruled Sweden until 1720 when she abdicated in favor of her husband, Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel (1676-1751), who ruled as Fredrik I.

For most of his reign, Karl XII was involved in several wars in an attempt to create a Swedish empire. In 1700 [[Denmark|Denmark]], [[Poland|Poland]] and [[Russia|Russia]] united in alliance against Sweden. Sweden defeated Denmark in 1700, ruled by his cousin Frederik IV, and then entered into a war against Poland, ruled by another cousin, the Saxon [[Augustus II, King of Poland (1670-1733)|Augustus II]], and against Russia, ruled by [[Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725)|Peter the Great]]. Karl defeated Poland, but was eventually defeated by Russia, marking the end of the Swedish empire.

For his encounter with Stephan Funk, a Mennonite preacher, see [[Funk, Stephan (17th/18th century)|Funk, Stephan]].

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+Commons]'']]     Karl (Charles) XII: King of [[Sweden|Sweden]] from 1697 to 1718; born 17 June 1682, the son of King Karl XI (1655-1697) and Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark (1656-1693), daughter of [[Frederik III, King of Denmark and Norway (1609-1670)|King Frederik III of Denmark]].  He succeeded his father as king of Sweden upon his father's death in 1697, and also succeeded him as Count Palatine of [[Zweibrücken (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Zweibrücken]].  Karl died 30 November 1718 and was succeeded in Sweden by his sister, Ulrika Eleonora (1688-1741), who ruled Sweden until 1720 when she abdicated in favor of her husband, Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel (1676-1751), who ruled as Fredrik I.
 For most of his reign, Karl XII was involved in several wars in an attempt to create a Swedish empire.  In 1700 [[Denmark|Denmark]], [[Poland|Poland]] and [[Russia|Russia]] united in alliance against Sweden.  Sweden defeated Denmark in 1700, ruled by his cousin Frederik IV, and then entered into a war against Poland, ruled by another cousin, the Saxon  [[Augustus II, King of Poland (1670-1733)|Augustus II]], and against Russia, ruled by [[Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725)|Peter the Great]].  Karl defeated Poland, but was eventually defeated by Russia, marking the end of the Swedish empire.