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Genealogy profile for Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden. Kaarle X Kustaa. Kaarle X Kustaa oli Ruotsin kuningas vuosina 1654-1660. HÀn kÀvi Pohjan sotaa Puola-Liettuan ja VenÀjÀn johtamaa liittoumaa vastaan, tavoitteena luoda Pohjois-Eurooppaan mahtivaltio. Kaarle X Kustaa oli ensimmÀinen hallitsija niin sanotusta pfalzilaisesta suvusta, joka nostettiin Ruotsin valtaistuimelle Vaasan.
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The March Across the Belts (Swedish: TÄget över BÀlt) was a military campaign waged by the Swedish Empire across the ice between the Danish islands.It lasted between 30 January and 15 February 1658, ending with a decisive victory for Swedish King Charles X Gustav during his first Danish war. On 5 June 1657, Denmark declared war on Sweden which was under heavy pressure in the Second Northern.
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Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 - 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of ZweibrĂŒcken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf.
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Charles X Gustav was a strong arbiter between the people and the nobility. Primarily a soldier, he directed his ambition towards military glory; but he was also an unusually sharp-sighted politician. While placing great emphasis on military strength, he also understood that domestic unity was necessary for a powerful foreign policy..
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In 1654, only six years after the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War, Gustavus' successor Charles X Gustav began a new round of conflicts with Denmark and Poland-Lithuania. The resulting "imperial overstretch" brought Sweden to the edge of collapse within a century, clearing the stage for younger powersâfirst Russia, then.
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Charles X Gustav was only king for 5 years, but conquered large amounts of territory that still belong to Sweden today (including Blekinge, BohuslÀn, SkÄne, and Halland). His son Karl XI would further strengthen the army by introducing the Caroleans, which were also used by Karl XII in the Great Northern War.
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First Northern War, (1655-60), final stage of the struggle over the Polish-Swedish succession.In 1655 the Swedish king Charles X Gustav declared war on Poland on the pretext that Poland's John II Casimir Vasa had refused to acknowledge him; the real reason was Charles's desire to aggrandize more Baltic territories.The Swedes, allied with Brandenburg, invaded Poland with initial success.
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In 1655 Charles X Gustav (ruled 1654-60) initiated a campaign (known as the First Northern War) in Poland and conquered most of the country. When in 1657 the resistance grew stronger, Denmark used the opportunity to declare war. Charles Gustav then turned his forces toward Denmark.
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Charles X Gustav of Sweden. Regeringstid 1654-06-06 - 1660-02-13. Birth date: 1622-11-08. Death date: 1660-02-13 "In God my destiny - He shall perform it" Charles Gustav was appointed heir to the throne by his cousin Christina. When she abdicated in 1654, he succeeded her and became King. He was the first of the House of Palatinate.
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Biographical details[edit] Gustavus Adolphus was born in Stockholm on 9 December 1594, eldest son of Duke Charles of the House of Vasa and his second wife, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. At the time, his cousin Sigismund was both King of Sweden and Poland. The Protestant Duke Charles forced the Catholic Sigismund to abandon the throne of Sweden.
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Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav ( Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 - 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of ZweibrĂŒcken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of.
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Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 - 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of ZweibrĂŒcken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of.
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Charles X. The French king Charles X (1757-1836) ruled from 1824 to 1830. The younger brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he was the last Bourbon king of France. Charles Philippe, Count of Artois, was born at Versailles on Oct. 9, 1757. He was the fourth child of the Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV, and Marie Josephe of Saxony.
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Charles X Gustav, (born Nov. 8, 1622, Nyköping Castle, Swedenâdied Feb. 13, 1660, Gothenburg), king of Sweden who conducted the First Northern War (1655-60) against a coalition eventually embracing Poland, Russia, Brandenburg, the Netherlands, and Denmark.His aim was to establish a unified northern state. In 1642 Charles, the son of John Casimir and Charles IX's eldest daughter.
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See also Charles X Gustav of Sweden on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer. CHARLES X. GUSTAVUS (1622-60). King of Sweden from 1654 to 1660. He was born at Nyköping, November 8, 1622, the son of Catharine, eldest sister of Gustavus Adolphus, and of John Casimir, Count Palatine of ZweibrĂŒcken (Deux Ponts)..
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Charles X Gustav was crowned king on 6 June 1654, the same day that Christina stepped down and prepared to leave Sweden. He was the founder of the Pfalz/Wittelsbach dynasty, which also included Charles XI, Charles XII, and Ulrika Eleonora (1654 - 1720). Three themes dominated his short reign: war, state finances, and the constitutional.