Gustav, Karl X

1622 AD - Born on November 8th in Nyköping Castle, Sweden. Swedish monarch.

1654 AD - He was crowned as King of Sweden.

             - He was an ally of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky in the war against Poland.

1655 AD - Charles occupied most of the Polish Commonwealth and was recognized as king by the majority of the Polish nobles.

             - Conducted the First Northern War against a coalition eventually embracing Poland, Russia, Brandenburg, the Netherlands, and Denmark. His aim was to establish a unified northern state.

1657 AD - A Swedish-Cossack alliance against Poland was formally concluded in his name in Korsun with the Cossack starshyna.

1660 AD - Died on February 13th in Gothenburg, Sweden.