Charles XII of Sweden

For other uses of Charles XII, see Charles XII (disambiguation)Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 –  November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitué), was King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718. He was the fourth king of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Sweden. As a child, many people thought he was going to be sickly but Charles strengthened his body for war by riding horses bareback and hunting wolves in Sweden's fir forests.
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