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	Charles X Gustav of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles X learnt the art of war under the great Lennart Torstenson, being present at the second Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) and at Jankowitz (1645).
		The beginning of Charles X's reign concentrated on the healing of domestic discords and on the rallying of all the forces of the nation round his standard for a new policy of conquest.
		Charles X Gustav died on the night of February 13, 1660, at the age of 37.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_X_of_Sweden (2032 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Charles XII of Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Charles XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitue), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death.
		Denmark's defeat, however, and Sweden's ensuing rise to prominence in the Baltic region was viewed suspiciously by two powerful neighbors, King August II of Poland (cousin to both Charles XII and Frederick IV of Denmark) and Peter the Great of Russia.
		Charles defeated Polish king Augustus II and his Saxon allies at the Battle of Kliszow in 1702 and captured many important cities of the Commonwealth.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Charles_XII_of_Sweden (1022 words)

	ooBdoo
		Sweden was first mentioned in the 1st century, by Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote that the Suiones tribe lived out in the sea and were powerful in both arms and ships.
		In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north pines, spruces and hardy birches dominate the landscape.
		Sweden is known for having an even distribution of income, with a Gini coefficient at 0.21 in 2001 (one of the most even income distributions in the industrialized world).
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Sweden (6677 words)

	Halland
		Halland, or or Hallandia, is a traditional province or landskap on the western coast of Sweden.
		The last Duke of Halland was Prince Bertil (1912-1997), of the house Bernadotte and son of Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden.
		Halland was granted its arms at the time for the funural of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Halland.html (215 words)

	Charles X of Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Charles X or Karl X Gustav (1622-1660), king of Sweden, son of John Casimir, Margrave of Pfalz-Zweibrücken[?], and Catherine, sister of Gustavus Adolphus, was born at the castle ofNyköping on November 8, 1622.
		So serious, indeed, were the difficulties of Charles X in Poland that it was with extreme satisfaction that he received the tidings of the Danish declaration of war on June 1, 1657.
		On January 28, 1658, Charles X arrived at Haderslev in South Jutland, when it was estimated that in a couple of days the ice of the Little Belt would be firm enough to bear even the passage of a mail-clad host.
	www.termsdefined.net /ch/charles-x-of-sweden.html (1933 words)

	List of Finnish rulers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by King Eric IX of Sweden (Saint Eric).
		1130-1156 : Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker den äldre) - The House of Sverker
		1160-1167 : Charles VII of Sweden (Karl Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_finnish_rulers.html (586 words)

	Blekinge
		Blekinge, or Blechingia, is a traditional province or landskap in the south of Sweden.
		The town of Karlskrona was for almost 300 years the principal Naval Base in Sweden, and in 1998 it be came a site of the UNESCO World heritage program.
		Blekinge was granted its arms at the funural of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660, based on an seal from the 15th century.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bl/Blekinge.html (172 words)

	Sweden
		Sweden has a low population density except in its metropolitan areas, with most of the inland consisting of forests and mountainous wilderness.
		Sweden left the union in the beginning of the 16th century, and more or less constantly battled its neighbours for many years, especially Russia and the still united Denmark-Norway, which never really accepted Sweden leaving the union.
		As other economies were re-established, Sweden was surpassed in the 1970s and had to adjust its politics in the 1990s; however, it still ranks among the top nations in terms of standard of living.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sw/sweden.html (4919 words)

	Charles XI King of Sweden: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Sweden was involved in the third of the Dutch Wars as an ally of Louis XIV.
		Charles was defeated (1675) at Fehrbellin by Frederick William of Brandenburg, who overran Swedish Pomerania, known also as Hither Pomerania.
		CHARLES XI, king of Sweden 1655 97, king of Sweden (1660 97), son and successor of Charles X. Charles ascended the throne...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/charles_xi_king_of_sweden.jsp (1298 words)

	History of Sweden :: Any Travels
		In 1389, Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united under a single monarch in a treaty known as the Kalmar Union.
		Sweden continued to stay non-aligned during the Cold War, and is still not a member of any military alliance.
		Following the second World War, Sweden made use of its natural resources and undemolished state, making it possible to expand its industry to supply the rebuilding of Europe, leading it to be one of the richest countries in the world by 1960.
	www.anytravels.com /europe/sweden/history.html (862 words)

	Charles X Gustav - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Charles X Gustav (1622-1660), King of Sweden (1654-1660), the nephew of King Gustav II Adolph, born in Nyköping.
		In 1654 Queen Christina abdicated, naming her cousin Charles X Gustav as her successor; she lived the rest of her life in Rome.
		Malmö, city in southern Sweden, capital of Malmöhus County, on the Øresund opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Charles_X_Gustav.html (114 words)

	Lund University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet), Universitas Gothorum Carolina, is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden.
		The university was founded in 1666 and is the second oldest within Sweden's present borders.
		Peace was finally restored with the death of Charles XII in 1718, and during the first half of the 18th century the university was granted added funds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lund_university (1128 words)

	Germany, Federal Republic of - Search View - MSN Encarta
		In the Golden Bull (1356) he specified the seven electors as the archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, the Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Duke of Saxony (an old title for a new state in the east), the Margrave of Brandenburg, and the King of Bohemia.
		Charles V summoned him to defend himself at the Diet of Worms (1521) and, when Luther refused to recant, outlawed him.
		Despairing of peaceful means, Charles led his troops against the Protestant princes and cities of the Schmalkaldic League (1531), routing them at the Battle of Mühlberg in 1547.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761576917__1/Germany_Federal_Republic_of.html (18249 words)

	From Oxenstierna to Charles XII - Cambridge University Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The core of this volume of four essays, by the doyen of historians of Sweden, lies in the two studies of the man who bestrode the summit.
		Charles X and his council: 'dualism' or co-operation?; 3.
		Charles X and the great parenthesis: a reconstruction; 4.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521400147&print=y (197 words)

	Hekmat-Germany
		Even his powerful grandson, Charles V, was eventually forced to recognize the political pluralism of Germany, which prevailed until the late 19th century.
		In the Golden Bull of 1356, he specified the seven electors as the archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, the count palatine of the Rhine, the duke of Saxony, the margrave of Brandenburg, and the king of Bohemia.
		Charles then began building a great state in the east by entrenching his own dynasty in Bohemia, buying Brandenburg (which allowed him to become one of the seven electors), and taking Silesia from Poland.
	www.hekmats.com /germanyhistory.htm (21639 words)

	:: future :: :: Sweden :: June :: 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Following the war, Sweden took advantage of its natural resources and lack of war damage, making it possible to expand its industry to supply the rebuilding of Europe, leading it to be one of the richest countries in the world by 1960.
		Sweden, despite its officially neutral stance, joined the European Union in 1995, arguing that neutrality was less important in the post-Cold War world.
		Sweden was also known to be the first western nation to detect unusually high radiation levels in the atmosphere, which later was confirmed to have been the residual nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl accident.
	fiucer.blogsome.com /2006/06/11/sweden (6003 words)

	Charles X, king of Sweden
		Charles X, 1622–60, king of Sweden (1654–60), nephew of Gustavus II.
		By the Treaty of Roskilde (1658) Sweden's southern boundary was extended to the sea; Denmark ceded to Sweden the provinces of Skåne, Halland, Blekinge, and Bohuslan and also Bornholm and part of Norway.
		By the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) Sweden regained its four southern provinces from Denmark, and by the Treaty of Kardis (1661) with Russia the two countries returned to the prewar status quo.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0811456.html (355 words)

	Malmö (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Malmö, Sweden's 3rd largest city is in southern Sweden, on the Öresund strait, across from Copenhagen, Denmark.
		The city was founded in the 12th century, and was part of Denmark until 1658, when it was seized by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
		The majority of people in Sweden travel by train, but ride their bicycles to the train station.
	home.comcast.net /~sdsisters/Malmo.html (334 words)

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 90001901
		Table of contents for From Oxenstierna to Charles XII : four studies / Michael Roberts.
		Charles X and his council: 'dualism' or co-operation?
		Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Sweden History Charles X Gustavus, 1654-1660, Sweden History Charles XI, 1660-1697Sweden History Charles XII, 1697-1718, Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden, 1622-1660, Oxenstierna, Axel, greve, 1583-1654, Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/cam028/90001901.html (112 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		On his way home, however, Luther was rescued by Frederick the Wise (1463–1525), elector of Saxony; installed in the Wartburg castle, he began to translate the Bible into German.
		At the end of it, the treaties of Stockholm and Nystadt restored Poland to Augustus II (1670–1733), transferred Stettin and West Pomerania from Sweden to Brandenburg-Prussia, and gave Sweden’s eastern Baltic lands to Russia.
		Late romantic music tended toward the dramatic and thickly textured, as in the complex symphonies of Gustav Mahler and the emotionally intense tone poems of Richard Strauss.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/germany2.html (9121 words)

	Hop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gothenburg (Goeteborg) Göteborg is the principal port of Sweden, being nearest to the North Sea.
		The city was founded in 1619 by King Gustav II Adolph, and its cathedral, Gustavii Domkyrka, was built in 1633.
		Malmoe was founded in the 12th century and remained a part of Denmark until 1658, when it was seized by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
	monacohotel.info /hop.html (859 words)

	Charles X - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Charles X - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		There is no middle course between the throne and the scaffold.
		Books about "Charles X" Search for books about your topic, "Charles X"
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	1658 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross from Sweden to Denmark over frozen sea
		The peace between Sweden and Denmark was concluded in Roskilde.
		France joins England in the war against Spain, which began in 1654.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1658 (338 words)

	Encyclopedia
		In the First Northern War (1655–60) the emperor and the elector of Brandenburg supported Poland and Denmark against Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
		The Germans had also to reckon with the Ottoman Turks, who, after a period of quiescence, were vigorously expanding in southeastern Europe.
		Aided by the Dawes Plan (1924), which set reasonable annual amounts of reparations and provided for foreign loans, the brilliant minister Gustav Stresemann reorganized the monetary system and encouraged industry.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=210337 (17841 words)

	Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ahlstrom ancestors made their home in the southern province of Sweden called Skane.
		It remained part of Denmark until 1658 when it was seized by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
		Today it is the capital of Skane and the 3rd largest city in Sweden.
	www.everdene.com /ahlstrom/ahlstromsweden.htm (226 words)

	08 Nov History: This Date
		He supported the execution of Charles I, he railed against the control of the church by bishops, and he upheld the institution of Cromwell's Commonwealth, of which he became secretary of foreign languages.
		Charles X's first task was to restore the public finances, greatly weakened during Christina's reign.
		Although he was ostensibly defending himself against a Polish claim to the Swedish throne, Charles X's real motivations for war were to check a potential Russian threat in Poland and to strengthen Sweden's control of the Baltic region.
	www.freewebtown.com /canu/history/h4nov/h4nov08.html (9117 words)

	The Deluge
		The Swedes invaded and occupied the rest in the same year.
		Some Polish noble (szlachta), especially Janusz Radziwiłł and Bogusław Radziwiłł, began negotiations with Swedish king Charles X Gustav of Sweden, aimed at breaking the Commonwealth and the Polish-Lithuanian union.
		They signed a treaty according to which Radziwiłłs were to rule over two sovereign principalities carved up from the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which were to become a Swedish protectorate.
	www.datamass.net /th/the-deluge.html (443 words)

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