Charles XII of France

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His Most Christian Majesty King Charles XII
King of France and Navarre
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King of France and Navarre
Full title His Most Christian Majesty Charles XII, By the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre, Eldest Son of the Church, Defender of the Faith
Reign
20 November 2006-
Political party None
Preceded by Charles XI
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born
 
June 9th, 1980
Versailles, France
Consort Unmarried
Heir presumptive Louis, Comte de Provence
Profession Monarch
Religion Roman Catholic
Royal House House of Bourbon
Father Charles XI of France
Mother Charlotte, Duchess in Bavaria
Languages French, English, German, Latin, Classic Greek, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian

Charles XII (baptized Charles Georges Philippe Joseph Marie Maximilien, born 9 June 1980, Versailles) is the reigning King of France and Navarre. Having assumed the throne upon his father's assassination in the fall of 2006, Charles has been widely viewed as one of the most politically active monarchs since the end of the Second World War, having vetoed several pieces of government legislation, most notably the Life Peerage Bill in the spring of 2007. He has also presided over the foreign policy of the Bourbon monarchy in recent political turbulence on the European continent, particularly during the Madagascar crisis and defending Italian actions in the Sudan.

Early Life and Education

Charles was born on 9 June 1980 at the Palace of Versailles. His father was the Dauphin Charles (later King Charles XI), and his mother was the Dauphine Charlotte of Bavaria. At birth, his grandfather Henri VII created him a Royal Highness and also as the Duke of Aquitaine, a title which he would hold until the accession of his father in 1990, when the young prince then became the Dauphin of France.

For most of his early life, up until he was 11, he was educated in the palace by various tutors, including the Austrian political philosopher Dr. Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, who was a great friend of the Bourbon family and also the prince's godfather. He proved to be a rather precocious and excited child,










































Ancestry

Charles XII's ancestors in three generations
Charles XII of France Father:
Charles XI of France
Paternal Grandfather:
Henri VII of France
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Henri, Dauphin of France
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Paternal Grandmother:
Maria Teresa of Spain
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Infante Fernando, Duke of Segovia
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Archduchess Christina of Austria
Mother:
Charlotte of Bavaria
Maternal Grandfather:
Francis, Duke of Bavaria
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Robert, Duke of Bavaria
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
Maternal Grandmother:
Grand Duchess Kira Pavlovna of Russia
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich of Russia
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Maria Anna of Bourbon-Parma
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