Alexander of the NorthCharles XII of Sweden, so called from his military achievements. He was conquered at Pultowa, in Russia (1709), by Czar Peter the Great (1682–1718). Repressing here The frantic Alexander of the North. Thomson: Winter.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Alexander of the North from Infoplease:
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