Charles XII Of Sweden

Charles XII.  A fearless and very good general, he bankrupted Sweden by his unrelenting war against Peter the Great.  He was killed besieging a fortress in Norway as he was observing the action in a forward trench.  He may have been assassinated but 3 autopsies say different.  Charles only lost once, but it was the one that mattered.  Frederick the Great lost nine out of eighteen but came out on top.  John Churchill won them all but was removed by political change at home.  In other words, whatever gets you across the finish line first.
Forever unfinished drawing from an unusually dull theater lighting class, 1987.  And - those are Swedish skulls.

Charles, exit wound, 1917 autopsy.

Entrance wound.  His felt hat may account for this.
What do you think?

This was a warrior king, and these are the clothes he was wearing when he was killed.  It was a left to right temple shot.  I find it very hard to believe that anyone in a Swedish army would raise a hand against such a man.
The bullet or grape struck Charles higher on the left side and exited lower.  It would have been impossible for an assassin to have fired from a right angle position to have done that, unless he was standing in front of his target and firing down.  We know that is not what happened.  The king had his head turned slightly to the right when he was struck, meaning that the shot was from above and in front.
Quod erat demonstrandum!