The great Schloss Kaltenberg Calendar 2026

Coat of arms of King Charles XII, Zweibrücken,
As Duke of Zweibrücken, Charles XII commissioned new urban planning by Swedish architects. The Karlskirche was built in 1708–1711 as a Lutheran counterpart to the reformed Alexanderkirche. Architects: Haquinius Schlang, Jonas Eriksson Sundahl (1678–1762). Destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1964–1970 using old plans.

Zweibrücken, Karlskirche, north portal around 1710; photo: Dr. Hans-Günther Clev

Schloss Kaltenberg Calendar 2026

JANUARY

Christina, Queen of Sweden on horseback hunting with falcons.

FEBRUARY

Charles X Gustav (*1622, crowned 1654, †1660).

MARCH

Charles X Gustav crosses the frozen Belt on 10 February 1658.

APRIL

Naval Battle of Öland 1676.

MAY

Charles XI, son of Charles X Gustav, commissioned multiple paintings of himself on horseback, as well as portraits of some of his valuable favourite horses.

JUNE

Coronation of Charles XI (1655–1697) on 28 September 1675 in Uppsala.

JULY

The family of King Chaarles XI.

AUGUST

Two favourite stallions of King Charles XI (1655–1697).

SEPTEMBER

Charles XII (*1682, crowned 1697, †1718).

OCTOBER

Tsar Peter the Great, the victor at Poltava in June 1709.

NOVEMBER

The Swedish fleet off Fehmarn on 24 April 1715.

DECEMBER

The Workshop of Venus.