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Charles XIV John of Sweden
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 in Sweden, his name was Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. During the Napoleonic Wars, he participated in battles as a Marshal of France.
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politics · King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 to 1844 · monarch · politician · military commander · soldier · also Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, John Baptiste Julius Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Charles Jean, Prince of Ponte Corvo
Born 26 January 1763 · Died 8 March 1844 · Q52927
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1896· 1 entry
“Evolution or creation; a critical review of the scientific and scriptural theories of creation and certain related subjects”
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1865· 1 entry
“I sometimes think that general and popular treatises are almost as important for the progress of science as original work”
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1862· 1 entry
“The Facts and Fancies of Mr. Darwin”
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1844· 2 entries
Died 1844-03-08.
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And the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty
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1834· 1 entry
When relations between the two countries were strained over the Near East Crisis, he sent memoranda to the British and Russian governments and proclaimed neutrality in advance
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1825· 1 entry
But the Storting halted funding after the costly foundation was laid and demanded that the appointed architect, Hans Linstow, build a simpler palace
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1818· 2 entries
Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1818–1844).
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Career landmark: Monarch of Sweden (1818–1844).
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1814· 2 entries
And to secure Norway for Sweden, as stipulated in the several treaties that created the Sixth Coalition
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Were to be Sweden's last war to this day
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1812· 2 entries
Allied Sweden with its traditional enemy, Russia, through the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, and sought to make peace with the United Kingdom, with whom Sweden was technically at war
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Following the sudden unprovoked French invasion of Swedish Pomerania, Crown Prince Charles John was instrumental in the creation of the Sixth Coalition by allying with Alexander I of Russia and using Swedish diplomacy to
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1810· 3 entries
Awarded Royal Order of the Polar Star (1810).
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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
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Bernadotte was about to enter his new post as governor of Rome when he was unexpectedly elected Crown Prince to King Charles XIII of Sweden
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1808· 1 entry
Bernadotte found himself de facto head of a French occupation of Denmark
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1805· 1 entry
Won: French Empire (February 1805).
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1804· 1 entry
Awarded Marshal of the Empire (1804).
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1802· 1 entry
Napoleon Bonaparte proposed that Bernadotte head to New France to serve as governor of Louisiana, which was to be transferred back to French control following the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
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1799· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of War (1799–1799).
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1763· 1 entry
Born 1763-01-26.
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