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1788 Voltaire's history of Charles XII, king of Sweden

VOLTAIRE Histoire de CHARLES XII BIOGRAPHY Charles XII of Sweden

Two volumes bound as one. Frontis. In French.

A Rouen, Chez J. Racine. MDCCLXXXVIII.

Charles XII, (born June 17, 1682, Stockholm died Nov. 30, 1718,Fredrikshald, Nor.,King of Sweden,(1697 to 1718), an absolute monarch who defended his country for 18 years during the Great Northern War and promoted significant domestic reforms.

He launched a disastrous invasion of Russia (1707 to 1709), resulting in the complete collapse of the Swedish armies and the loss of Sweden's status as a great power. He was, however, also a ruler of the early Enlightenment era, promoting domestic reforms of significance

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12mo in 4s and 8s., xxiv, 2 parts 182pg, 192pg. Particularly good, some pages foxed.

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