Charles XII of Sweden vs Edmond Halley
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Compare the life timelines of Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718) and Edmond Halley (1656–1742) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1682 to 1718.
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Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718)
- — Born in Stockholm Verified
- — Ascended the Swedish throne at age fourteen Verified
- — Faced the outbreak of the Great Northern War Verified
- — Won the Battle of Narva Verified
- — Invaded Russia Verified
- — Defeated at the Battle of Poltava Verified
- — Exile in the Ottoman Empire at Bender Verified
- — Rode across Europe back to Swedish territory Verified
- — Killed at the siege of Fredriksten in Norway Verified
Edmond Halley (1656–1742)
- — Born in Haggerston, near London Verified
- — Entered The Queen's College, Oxford Verified
- — Voyaged to Saint Helena to chart the southern stars Verified
- — Published Catalogus Stellarum Australium and elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Married Mary Tooke Verified
- — Financed and oversaw the publication of Newton's Principia Verified
- — Appointed Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford Verified
- — Published A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets predicting the return of Halley's Comet Verified
- — Appointed Astronomer Royal Verified
- — Died at Greenwich Verified