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Karl XII was a worthy successor to his taciturn but capable father. Though only 15 at the time of Karl XI’s passing in 1697, he was declared of age almost immediately, and hence Sweden avoided a potentially disruptive regency government. The young king was well educated, brighter than his father, but shared Karl XI’s love and aptitude for all things military.
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There is a massive literature, especially in Swedish and German, on the reign of Karl XII and Sweden’s role in the Great Northern War. The best available accounts in English are: Frost, Northern Wars, pp. 226–300; Ragnhild Hatton, Charles XII (London, 1968).
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Lockhart, P.D. (2004). Epilogue. In: Sweden in the Seventeenth Century. European History in Perspective. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80255-1_9
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