Charles XIII of Sweden
Monarch
1748 – 1818
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Who was Charles XIII of Sweden?
Charles XIII & II also Carl, Swedish: Karl XIII, was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 until his death. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick II of Prussia.
Though known as King Charles XIII in Sweden, he was actually the seventh Swedish king by that name, as Charles IX had adopted his numeral after studying a fictitious history of Sweden.
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- Born
- Oct 7, 1748
Stockholm - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Died
- Feb 5, 1818
Stockholm - Resting place
- Riddarholm Church
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on July 23, 2013
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