Baroque (European art, architecture, and music, c. 1600–1740s) Baroque Baroque is a dramatic, ornate European style across architecture, painting, music and dance that developed c.1600–1740s, emphasizing contrast, movement and emotional expression.
Charles XII of Sweden (Karl XII) Charles XII of Sweden Charles XII (1682–1718) was king of Sweden (1697–1718), a soldier-king whose leadership in the Great Northern War ended Sweden's era as a major Baltic power and reshaped northern E…
