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- DictionaryCharles XII/tʃɑːlz/
- 1. (1682–1718), king of Sweden 1697–1718. In 1700 he initiated the Great Northern War against Denmark, Poland-Saxony, and Russia. Initially successful, in 1709 he embarked on an expedition into Russia which ended in the destruction of his army and his internment.
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