Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Timeline

1. 1622–1654Stockholm · SwedenFrom a cadet branch of the Vasa dynasty, he held important posts under Queen Christina, taking part in military and political affairs and laying the groundwork for his later succession.
2. 1654–1660Stockholm · SwedenAfter acceding in 1654 he launched the Second Northern War, advanced into Denmark in the winter of 1657–1658, and signed the Treaty of Roskilde, gaining Scania and other extensive territories and reshaping the Baltic balance.
3. 1659–1660Gothenburg · SwedenIn his later years he continued campaigning against Poland and elsewhere; he died of illness at Gothenburg in February 1660, and his young son Charles XI succeeded, ushering Sweden into a regency period.