Carolus Rex

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Carolus Rex is the Latin epithet for Charles XII of Sweden, the early 18th-century warrior king famed for his military campaigns during the Great Northern War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carolus Rex canonical 2
Carolus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden ⓘ
Latin epithet ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1682-06-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm ⓘ
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm ⓘ
linked to: Riddarholmen Church
conflict Battle of Narva ⓘ
Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Great Northern War ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1718-11-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Fredriksten fortress, Halden, Norway ⓘ
dynasty House of Vasa (Swedish royal line, by tradition) ⓘ
linked to: House of Vasa
era early 18th century ⓘ
father Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
house House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken ⓘ
knownAs Carolus Rex ⓘ
Charles XII ⓘ
Karl XII ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legacy symbol of Swedish military prowess ⓘ
meaning King Charles ⓘ
linked to: Charles
militaryRank supreme commander of Swedish armed forces ⓘ
militaryStrategy offensive warfare ⓘ
monarchOf Sweden ⓘ
mother Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ⓘ
nativeLanguage Swedish ⓘ
notableFor military leadership in the Great Northern War ⓘ
transforming Sweden into a major military power in early 18th century ⓘ
opponent Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
Frederick IV of Denmark-Norway ⓘ
Peter I of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Peter the Great
politicalEntityRuled Swedish Empire ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ
refersTo Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
regnalName Charles XII ⓘ
reignEnd 1718-11-30 ⓘ
reignStart 1697-12-24 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
style His Majesty ⓘ
successor Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden ⓘ
title King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends ⓘ
linked to: King of Sweden
usedFor Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles XII of Sweden → nickname → Carolus Rex ⓘ
Carol → etymologicalOrigin → Carolus ⓘ
linked to: Carolus Rex
Charles XII of Sweden → knownAs → Carolus Rex ⓘ
subject linked to: Carolus Rex