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On 14 January 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Charles X Gustav of Sweden to Charles X Gustav. The result of the discussion was moved.

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LOL, I can see what you're after but no..."A dragoon colonel sublimated into genius" is how he was described by a swedish writer in the early 20thcentury. The guy was certainly made for war, it's hard to imagine him as king in peacetime. Strausszek December 1, 2008 23:47 (CET)

Heir to the throne

This section uses the spelling Kristina in the first sentence, then switches to Christina in the next. I think it would make sense to use one or the other unless there is good reason to switch mid-paragraph. Oswald Glinkmeyer (talk) 02:25, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and made the change to Christina as this seems to be most common English spelling. Either way, I think uniformity is preferred unless there is a good reason to switch in the middle of the article. Oswald Glinkmeyer (talk) 20:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

numbering

Referring to Karl Gustav as Charles X Gustav is a modern invention. The Swedish kings Erik XIV (1560-68) and Charles IX (1604-1611) took their numbers after studying a highly fictitious History of Sweden. He was actually Charles IV Gustav.

This is a bit cryptic; the phrase "a modern invention" would normally mean that he was not so known in his own time, but the next sentence suggests that he was. —Tamfang (talk) 18:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Noted & fixed - thank you! SergeWoodzing (talk) 08:26, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arbitrary move

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The recent move of this article needs to be reversed, or else all the Swedish kings and princes named Karl who lived before 1900 need to be moved from Charles ... to "Karl ...". --SergeWoodzing (talk) 13:00, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Current naming conventions imply that you are correct, that it should remain "Carl." I will move it back, but if it happens again I would suggest getting consensus from the WikiProjects about how these articles should all be named. Primefac (talk) 13:26, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Citation Jankovský of Vlašim

Link to Jankovský of Vlašim should be proper Citation.

Additional Citation is Book: Sixtus Bolom, 2008, Tajemství Jankovských z Vlašimi a na Bítově, Chapter 6 https://knihy.abz.cz/prodej/tajemstvi-jankovskych-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove

Refer to the attached PDF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K_V_ref.pdf

Move discussion in progress

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Requested move 14 January 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Support for the move was entirely unopposed, consensus is to move to the more concise title in accordance with WP:NCROY (closed by non-admin page mover) Polyamorph (talk) 18:10, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Charles X Gustav of Sweden → Charles X Gustav – There is no other Charles X Gustav. Removing the “of country” is in accordance with the recent WP:NCROY guideline change. Robertus Pius (Talk • Contribs) 17:00, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Sweden has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:20, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Military history has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:21, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support this is in accordance with WP:NCROY, in that the most common unambiguous name should be used and territorial disambiguation is only needed when the most common name is ambiguous. There is no other Charles X Gustav, a quick search of Google Books indicates that is what he is commonly referred to in reliable sources, and the territorial disambiguation is therefore not needed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:03, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support in line with WP:NCROY and underlying article title policy. Rosbif73 (talk) 08:33, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, per WP:NCROY ("Only use a territorial designation (e.g. country) when disambiguation is needed") and WP:AT policy ("Titles should unambiguously define the topical scope of the article, but should be no more precise than that"). Surtsicna (talk) 11:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support, titles should only be as long as necessary. Really no different from, say, Napoleon or Elizabeth II. Peter ^Isotalo 11:47, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.