Court of Charles XII, Kingdom of Sweden

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Court of Charles XII, Kingdom of Sweden

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Here stands the ever-moving court of His Majesty Carolus, by the Grace of God King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Vends, Grand Prince of Finland, Heir to Norway, Duke of Scania, Estonia, Livonia and Karelia, Lord of Ingria, Duke of Bremen, Verden and Pomerania, Prince of Rügen and Lord of Wismar, and also Count Palatine by the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count of Zweibrücken–Kleeburg, as well as Duke of Jülich, Cleve and Berg, Count of Veldenz, Spanheim and Ravensberg and Lord of Ravenstein.
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Re: Court of Charles XII, Kingdom of Sweden

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The Royal Family

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Carolus, Charles, Carl, Karl, Kalle.

The King.



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Ulrika Eleonora.

The King's sister, Princess of Sweden, Regent.



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Charles Frederick.

The King's nephew, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, possible heir.



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Hedwig Eleonora.

The King's grandmother, Queen Dowager of Sweden, a power behind the scenes.
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Some Key Court Personages

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Frederick of Hesse-Kassel.

Son and heir of the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Prince Consort of Sweden, husband of Princess Ulrika Eleonora.



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Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm.

Count, member of the Royal Privy Council, guardian of Duke Charles Frederick.



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Emerentia von Düben.

Lady's maid to Princess Ulrika Eleonora, and her closest companion since the age of two.



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Georg Heinrich von Görtz.

Gottorpian Ambassador to Sweden, de facto ruler of Holstein-Gottorp.
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