Charles XIII
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Charles XIII or Carl XIII was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. In Norway, he is known as Charles II. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Loui
Charles wearing the insignia of the Order of Charles XIII (in red)
Prince Charles as a boy, in 1758 by Ulrica Pasch.
Prince Charles (sitting, right), eldest brother Gustav III, King of Sweden (sitting left), and youngest brother Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (standing, middle) by Alexander Roslin, 1771.
Coronet created for Prince Charles and worn at his brother Gustav's coronation in 1772.
Gustav IV Adolf
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Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland.
Charles XIII
…king disturbed the relationship to Russia, and the alliance with revolutionary France was greatly disliked by other powers. On the coming of age of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in November 1796, the duke's regency ended. His relationship to Gustav IV Adolf was cordial though never close, and he was not entrusted with…
Portrait by Per Krafft the Younger, 1809
Gustav Adolf's parents, King Gustav III and Queen Sophia Magdalena
Gustav Adolf at the age of 7.
Gustav IV Adolf's arrest