Editing Great Northern War (section)

== 1716–1718: Norway ==
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[[File:Fredriksten4159.JPG|thumb|Representation of [[Charles XII of Sweden]], shot dead during the [[Siege of Fredriksten]] in 1718]]

After Charles XII had returned from the Ottoman Empire and resumed personal control of the war effort, he initiated two [[Great Northern War and Norway|Norwegian Campaigns]], starting in February 1716, to force Denmark–Norway into a separate peace treaty. Furthermore, he attempted to bar Great Britain access to the Baltic Sea. In search for allies, Charles XII also negotiated with British [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]]. This resulted in Britain declaring war on Sweden in 1717. The Norwegian campaigns were halted and the [[Carolean Death March|army withdrawn]] when Charles XII was shot dead while besieging Norwegian [[Siege of Fredriksten|Fredriksten]] on 30 November 1718 ([[Adoption of the Gregorian calendar|OS]]). He was succeeded by his sister, [[Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden|Ulrika Eleonora]].<ref name="Frost295296">{{Harvnb|Frost|2000|pp=295–296}}</ref>