Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Karl XII or Carolus Rex 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718), was the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of 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 a seven-month caretaker government, at the age of fifteen. Copperplate engraving From the Encyclopaedia Londinensis or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature; Volume XXIII; Edited by Wilkes, John. Published in London in 1828

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