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Charles XII
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Charles XII
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(Biographies / Charles XII (1682-1718) M, Swedish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1682-1718, king of Sweden (1697-1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700-21)
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