Notater:

{geni:occupation} Svensk kung 1654-1660, Kung i sverige 1654-60, hertig i Zweibrücken-Kleeberg 1652-60, Konung 1654-60

{geni:about_me} ==Links:==
*[http://thepeerage.com/p11317.htm#i113165 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=3942 Geneall]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=1969249&GRid=81468002& Find a Grave]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_X_Gustav_of_Sweden English ] [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_X_Gustav Svenska]
*'''King of Sweden:''' Reign 6 June 1654 X 13 February 1660
>'''Predecessor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Kristina-Drottning-av-Sverige/6000000001368942756 Christina] '''Successor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Karl-XI-kung-i-Sverige/6000000000677886618 Charles XI]

The first Swedish ruler of the Palatinate dynasty, he became king when his
cousin, Queen Christina, abdicated in his favor. Charles succeeded to the
throne of an almost bankrupt kingdom; nevertheless, he hoped to increase
the territory of the country at the expense of nations weakened by the
Thirty Years' War. In 1655, on the pretext of preventing his cousin, King
John II Casimir of Poland, from seizing the Swedish crown, Charles invaded
Poland. He formed an alliance with Frederick William, elector of
Brandenburg, and was victorious at Warsaw. Soon thereafter Russia,
Denmark, and the Holy Roman Empire all declared war on Sweden, and
Frederick William switched sides when the Poles agreed to recognize his
territorial claims. Charles retired from Poland, but in 1658, leading his
army across the frozen sea, he forced the Danes to capitulate. By the
Treaty of Roskilde, King Frederick II of Denmark ceded all his lands in
southern Sweden to Charles. Hoping for a total conquest of Denmark,
Charles attacked again later in the year but was rebuffed by a stout
Danish defense of Copenhagen. Charles died soon thereafter, and he was
succeeded by his son Charles XI.

Karl giftet seg med Hedvig Eleonora Holstein-Gottorp, Oldenburg, Drottning av Sverige 24 Okt 1654, Stockholms slott. Hedvig (datter av Friedrich III von Schlesvig-Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog og Maria Elisabeth von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Holstein-Gottorp) ble født 23 Okt 1636 , Schloss Gottorp; ble døpt , Germany - aka Hedvig Eleonora; døde 24 Nov 1715, Stockholm, Sverige. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

Notater:

{geni:occupation} Svensk kung 1660-1697, Kung i Sverige 1660-97, hertig i Zweibrücken 1681-97, Konung 1672-97

{geni:about_me} ==Links:==
*[http://thepeerage.com/p10350.htm#i103498 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=4292 Geneall]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1969249&GRid=8509007& Find a Grave]
*'''King of Sweden''' Reign 13 February 1660 X 5 April 1697 (37 years, 51 days) Coronation 28 September 1675
>'''Predecessor :''' [http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000001367482744 Karl X Gustav] '''Successor :''' [http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000001368483175 Karl XII]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XI_of_Sweden English ] [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_XI Svenska ] [http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_IX Eesti]

During his minority the government was entrusted to a regency, and
although the kingdom was kept free from foreign wars, it was misgoverned.
The education of the young king was so neglected that he was nearly
illiterate. In 1672 he assumed the reins of government. Under terms of an
agreement made by the regency, Charles in 1674 entered the Dutch Wars as
an ally of Louis XIV, king of France. The Swedish army and navy were
unprepared for war, and Sweden lost territory, although much of it was
restored by the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1679. Charles, angered
by the military failure, and supported by the burghers and peasants,
instituted reforms that strengthened the armed forces and considerably
reduced the power of the former regents and nobles. In 1682 the Riksdag,
the Swedish legislature, granted the king absolute authority. By a
judicious administration of revenues, he wiped out the public debt,
reorganized the army and navy, and by 1693 was able to dispense with
extraordinary subsidies. Although he had absolute power, he never imposed
a tax without consent; and he published an annual account of revenues and
expenditures. He was succeeded by his son Charles XII.

OF SWEDEN

Karl giftet seg med Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg, Drottning av Sverige 6 Mai 1680, Skottorp, Halland, Sverige. Ulrika (datter av Frederik III af Danmark og Norge, von Oldenburg, Konge af Danmark og Norge og Sophie Amalie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Dronning til Danmark og Norge) ble født 11 Sep 1656 , København, Danmark; døde 26 Jul 1693, Karlbergs slott; ble begravet , Riddarholmskyrkan. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

Familie/Ektefelle/partner: Öllegaard Nissenia von der Wettering. Öllegaard (datter av Hinrich Nissenius von der Wettering og Elin (Ellin, Helena) Persdatter Rumohr) ble født cirka 1655; døde cirka 1712. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

Notater:

{geni:occupation} Svensk prinsessa, Hertiginna av Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess Consort of Holstein-Gottorp

{geni:about_me} ==Links:==
*[http://thepeerage.com/p11317.htm#i113168 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=4618 Geneall]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Sophia_of_Sweden English ] [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Sofia_av_Sverige Svenska]

Hedvig giftet seg med Frederick IV von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog 12 Mai 1698, Carlsberg, Sverige. Frederick (sønn av Christian Albrecht von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog og Frederikke Amalie Oldenburg, Prinsesse, Herzogin zu Schleswig-Holstei) ble født 18 Okt 1671 , Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark; døde 19 Jun 1702, Kielce (Kliszów), Poland; ble begravet 19 Des 1702, Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

Notater:

{geni:occupation} Svensk kung 1697-1718, Kung i Sverige 1697-1718, Konung 1697-

{geni:about_me} ==Links:==
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p1698.htm#i16976 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=4630 Geneall]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1969249&GRid=8509033& Find a Grave]
*'''King of Sweden:''' Reign 5 April 1697 X 30 November 1718 (21 years, 239 days) Coronation 14 December 1697 (aged 15)
>'''Predecessor :''' [http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000000677886618 Charles XI] '''Successor :''' [http://www.geni.com/profile/index/310829931440007062 Ulrika Eleonora]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XII_of_Sweden English ] [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_XII Svenska]

Soon after Charles succeeded to the throne, Sweden, with extensive
possessions on the Baltic, was threatened by a coalition of Frederick IV,
king of Denmark, Augustus II, king of Poland (1670-1733), and Peter I,
czar of Russia, which resulted in the Great Northern War (1700-21). In
1700, Charles invaded Denmark and quickly forced Frederick to sign the
Peace of Travendal (now Traventhal). Charles hastened to the Baltic and
rapidly brought his army of 8000 men to the Swedish stronghold, Narva,
Estonia, which was beleaguered by 40,000 Russians. The disciplined Swedish
troops, although wearied by forced marches, totally routed the Russians in
November 1700. Charles then turned to conquer Poland, which was overrun by
the Swedish troops. Augustus was driven into Saxony, and Charles obtained
the election of his ally Stanislas I Leszczyñski as king of Poland in
1705.

Charles then marched into Saxony, and Augustus, by the Treaty of
Altranstädt of 1706, was forced to recognize Stanislas. Charles was now at
the height of his power; with a disciplined army holding Germany in awe,
he spurned peace overtures from Peter. Determined to humble Russia, he
began an invasion of the country in September 1707. He penetrated into the
interior of Russia, his army harassed along the way, suffered through two
severe winters and turned south. On July 8, 1709, while besieging Poltava,
Ukraine, he was attacked by the Russian army. Within three days, all his
previous military success was undone in one disastrous engagement. Charles
barely escaped into Turkish territory. He induced Sultan Ahmed III
(1673-1736) to attack Russia. In 1711 Peter was able to escape from a
precarious position on the Prut River. The Swedish monarch spent the next
three years in intrigues to induce Turkey to attack Russia again. When he
found that his plots were of no avail, he defied the Turkish power and was
imprisoned. He escaped in 1714 and reached Stralsund, a Swedish possession
in Pomerania. The city was besieged by a combined force of Danes,
Prussians, and Saxons for a year before it surrendered. Charles again
escaped, reached Sweden, and raised another army. He began an invasion of
Norway in 1717. During this struggle he was killed at Frederikshald on
November 30, 1718. He was succeeded on the throne by his sister Ulrika
Eleonora, who began the process of negotiating peace to end the war that
had cost Sweden its rank as a great power in the Baltic region.

Notater:

{geni:occupation} Svensk drottning 1719-1720, Regent 1719-20, Queen Regnant of Sweden

{geni:about_me} ==Links:==
*[http://thepeerage.com/p10564.htm#i105632 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=4701 Geneall]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=1969249&GRid=8509199& Find a Grave]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Sweden English ] [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrika_Eleonore_(Schweden)_ Deutsch ] [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrika_Eleonora Svenska]
*'''Queen of Sweden:''' Reign 5 December 1718 X 29 February 1720 Coronation 17 March 1719
>'''Predecessor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Charles-XII-of-Sweden/6000000001368483175 Charles XII] '''Successor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Landgrave-Frederick-of-Hesse-Kassel/6000000001368230897 Frederick I]

Ulrika giftet seg med Friedrich I von Hessen-Kassel Kung av Sverige, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel, Kung av Sverige, Landgraf von Hessen-Kas cirka 1715. Friedrich ble født 28 Apr 1676 , Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland(HRR); ble døpt 14 Mai 1676 , Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, PRU; døde 25 Mar 1751, Stockholm, Sverige; ble begravet 27 Sep 1751, Riddarholmskyrkan. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

Notater:

{geni:occupation} Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Hertig i Holstein-Gottorp 1702-39, Hertig, Russian Consort

{geni:about_me} '''Links:'''

*[http://thepeerage.com/p10933.htm#i109327 The Peerage]
*[http://www.geneall.net/D/per_page.php?id=4815 Geneall]
*'''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Frederick,_Duke_of_Holstein-Gottorp English ][http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_(Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf)_ Deutsch]
*'''Duke of Schleswig''' 1702X1713
''condominial rule with his father's paternal cousin [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-of-Denmark-and-Norway/4105044 Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway], until the latter deposed Charles Frederick as Duke of Schleswig in 1713 (with legal effect as of 1720) under guardianship due to minority
>'''Predecessor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-Duke-of-Holstein-Gottorp/6000000000677840693 Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp] and his cousin [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-of-Denmark-and-Norway/4105044 Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway] (in condominial rule) '''Successor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-of-Denmark-and-Norway/4105044 Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway] (continued as the sole duke of Schleswig)
*'''Duke of Holstein''' 1702X1739
''condominial rule with his father's paternal cousin [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-of-Denmark-and-Norway/4105044 Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway] (till 1730) and thereafter with the latter's son Christian VI
until 1718 under guardianship due to minority''
>'''Predecessor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-Duke-of-Holstein-Gottorp/6000000000677840693 Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp] and his cousin [http://www.geni.com/people/Frederick-IV-of-Denmark-and-Norway/4105044 Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway] (in condominial rule) '''Successor:''' [http://www.geni.com/people/Pyotr-III/6000000003628136249 Charles Peter Ulrich] and [http://www.geni.com/people/Christian-VI-of-Denmark-and-Norway/6000000003561796189 Christian VI of Denmark and Norway] (in condominial rule)

Carl giftet seg med Anna XXXX Petrovna XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXa, Herzogin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1 Jun 1725, Sankt Petersburg, Russia. Anna ble født 27 Jan 1708 , Moscow, Russia; døde 4 Mai 1728, Kiel, Holstein, Deutschland(HRR); ble begravet cirka 1728, Peter and Paul Cathedral. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]