Bernadotte
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The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the Royal House of Norway.
Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had constituted the eastern half of the Swedish realm. The agony and resentment towards King Gustav IV Adolf precipitated a coup d'état and Gustav Adolf's uncle, the childless Charles XIII replaced him. This was merely a temporary solution and in 1810 the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates chose the Marshal of France, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as heir apparent to the Swedish throne.
Bernadotte, who was born in the town of Pau, in the province of Béarn, France, had through the tumultuous French Revolution risen to become not only one of Napoleon's generals, but also a Marshal of France and Prince of Ponte Corvo, a town in southern Italy. As the Crown Prince of Sweden he assumed the name Charles (Karl Johan), acted officially as regent for the remainder of Charles XIII's reign and secured a union between Sweden and Norway in 1814. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte reigned as King Charles XIV of Sweden and Carl III Johan of Norway from February 5, 1818 until his death on March 8, 1844.
The coat of arms of the House of Bernadotte combines the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, (left, with the hint of a French-like tricolour in the background) and the coat of arms of Bernadotte as the Prince of Ponte Corvo (right). It is visible as an inescutcheon in the Greater Coats of Arms of the Realm.
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Kings of Sweden
- 1818-1844 : Charles XIV
- 1844-1859 : Oscar I
- 1859-1872 : Charles XV
- 1872-1907 : Oscar II
- 1907-1950 : Gustav V
- 1950-1973 : Gustav VI Adolf
- Since 1973 : Carl XVI Gustaf
Kings of Norway
Family tree (only royal parts)
- King Charles XIV of Sweden, Charles III of Norway (1763-1844)
- King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (1799-1859)
- King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway (1826-1872)
- Queen Louise of Denmark (1851-1926)
- Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Sudermania (1852-1854)
- Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uplandia (1827-1852) (no issue)
- King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (1829-1907)
- King Gustav V of Sweden (1858-1950)
- King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973)
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia (1906-1947)
- Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uplandia (1907-2002) (lost his succession rights in 1934)
- Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1910-2000)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Hallandia (1912-1997) (no issue)
- Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalecarlia (1916-) (lost his succession rights in 1946)
- Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Sudermannia (1884-1965)
- Prince Lennart, Duke of Smalandia (1909-2004) (lost his succession rights in 1932)
- Prince Erik, Duke of Westmannia (1889-1918) (no issue)
- King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973)
- Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotlandia (1859-1953) (lost his succession rights in 1888)
- Prince Carl, Duke of Westrogothia (1861-1951)
- Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899-1977)
- Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (1901-1954)
- Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905-1935)
- Prince Carl, Duke of Ostrogothia (1911-2003) (lost his succession rights in 1937)
- Prince Eugén, Duke of Nericia (1865-1947) (no issue)
- King Gustav V of Sweden (1858-1950)
- Princess Eugenie of Sweden (1830-1889)
- Prince August, Duke of Dalecarlia (1831-1873) (no issue)
- King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway (1826-1872)
- King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (1799-1859)
Related topics
- Guadeloupe Fund
- Bernadotte af Wisborg
- Swedish Act of Succession
- List of Succession to the Swedish throne
| Preceded by: The House of Holstein-Gottorp | List of Swedish monarchs | Succeeded by: Still reigning |
| List of Norwegian monarchs | Succeeded by: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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