Biography of Charles XI King Sweden 1655-1697

On 24th November 1655 Charles XI King Sweden was born to [his father] Charles Gustav X King Sweden (age 33) and [his mother] Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden (age 19).

On 13th February 1660 [his father] Charles Gustav X King Sweden (age 37) died. His son Charles (age 4) succeeded XI King Sweden.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th November 1666. "I doubt not of your lordship's hearing of Sir Thomas Clifford's (age 36) succeeding Sir H. Pollard (deceased) in the Comptrollership of the King's house but perhaps our ill, but confirmed, tidings from the Barbadoes may not [have reached you] yet, it coming but yesterday; viz., that about eleven ships, whereof two of the King's, the Hope and Coventry, going thence with men to attack St. Christopher's, were seized by a violent hurricane, and all sunk-two only of thirteen escaping, and those with loss of masts, &c. My Lord Willoughby himself is involved in the disaster, and I think two ships thrown upon an island of the French, and so all the men, to 500, become their prisoners. 'Tis said, too, that eighteen Dutch men-of-war are passed the Channell, in order to meet with our Smyrna ships; and some, I hear, do fright us with the King of Sweden's (age 11) seizing our mast-ships at Gottenburgh. But we have too much ill newes true, to afflict ourselves with what is uncertain. That which I hear from Scotland is, the Duke of York's (age 33) saying, yesterday, that he is confident the Lieutenant-Generall there hath driven them into a pound, somewhere towards the mountains".

In 1668 Charles XI King Sweden (age 12) was appointed 469th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).

On 6th May 1680 Charles XI King Sweden (age 24) and Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 52). He the son of Charles Gustav X King Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden (age 43). They were third cousin twice removed.

On 26th June 1681 [his daughter] Hedvig Sophia of Sweden was born to Charles XI King Sweden (age 25) and [his wife] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 24). She married 12th May 1698 her first cousin once removed Frederick IV Duke of Holstein Gottorp and had issue.

On 17th June 1682 [his son] Charles XII King of Sweden was born to Charles XI King Sweden (age 26) and [his wife] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 25).

On 1st January 1684 [his brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland (age 30) was appointed 487th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 53).

On 23rd January 1688 [his daughter] Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden was born to Charles XI King Sweden (age 32) and [his wife] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 31). She married 1715 her third cousin once removed Frederick I King Sweden, son of Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel.

In 1689 [his brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland (age 35) was created 1st Duke Cumberland by his father-in-law King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 55). Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 23) by marriage Duchess Cumberland.

On 26th July 1693 [his wife] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 36) died.

On 5th April 1697 Charles XI King Sweden (age 41) died.