Charles XIV John
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Charles XIV John was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John; before he became royalty i
Bernadotte's birthplace in Pau, France
Bernadotte during the French Revolution
Bust of a young Bernadotte at the Bernadotte Museum in Pau, France
Bernadotte as a Marshal of the Empire; copy of an 1804 portrait by François Kinson
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 XIV John
…Bonaparte, made Bernadotte a member of the extended Imperial family. In 1810, Bernadotte was unexpectedly elected the Crown Prince to the childless King Charles XIII of Sweden, thanks to the advocacy of Baron Carl Otto Mörner, a Swedish courtier and obscure member of the Riksdag of the Estates. He assumed the name Charles…
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.