This ruler's chief minister, Georg Heinrich von GÃ¶rtz, became hated for debasing his nation'scurrency through the issuing of copper tokens.
This ruler's chief minister, Georg Heinrich von GÃ¶rtz, became hated for debasing his nation'scurrency through the issuing of copper tokens. This ruler manipulated the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed IIIinto an unpopular war with Russia, therefore making himself the target of an uprising called the"kalabalik." He was killed while besieging the fortress of Fredriksten, after which his army wasdecimated by a brutal winter while making this ruler's namesake "Death March." After two earlyvictories, he forced (*) Frederick IV and Augustus the Strong to sign the Treaties of Travendal andAltranstÃ¤dt, respectively, but he is perhaps best known for a crushing defeat he suffered after allyinghimself with the Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa. For 10 points, name this loser of the Battle of Poltava,who ruled as King of Sweden for much of the Great Northern War.
This ruler's chief minister, Georg Heinrich von GÃ¶rtz, became hated for debasing his nation'scurrency through the issuing of copper tokens.
Charles XII [accept Carl XII or Karl XII; prompt on partial answers]