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Death of Charles X Gustav

Sweden · House / House of Palatinate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1660Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1660

Charles X Gustavus13 February 1660

Gothenburg · House / House of Palatinate

Dies at Gothenburg after summoning the Swedish estates during the final months of the Northern War

Charles XI13 February 1660

Gothenburg · House / House of Palatinate

Charles becomes King of Sweden after the death of his father Charles X Gustav.

Charles XI13 February 1660

Gothenburg · House / House of Palatinate

Charles becomes King of Sweden after the death of his father Charles X Gustav.

Names involved

Charles X GustavusCharles XI

Provenance

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