Died 1859-07-08.
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Oscar I of Sweden
Oscar I was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte.
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politics · King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to 1859 · monarch · composer · also Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I, Oskar, Oskar I, Sweden
Born 4 July 1799 · Died 8 July 1859 · Q52926
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1859· 1 entry
1857· 2 entries
And died two years later at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 8 July 1859, four days after his 60th birthday
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The Riksdag declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors
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1849· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (1849).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1849).
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1848· 1 entry
Supported Denmark against the Kingdom of Prussia in the First War of Schleswig by placing Swedish and Norwegian troops in cantonments in Funen and North Schleswig (1849–1850), and was the mediator of the Truce of Malm
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1845· 1 entry
Declared that in the absence of a will specifying otherwise, brothers and sisters should have equal inheritance
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1844· 3 entries
Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1844).
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Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1844–1859).
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Career landmark: Monarch of Sweden (1844–1859).
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1839· 1 entry
Wrote a series of articles on popular education, and in 1841 anonymously published Om Straff och straffanstalter, a work advocating prison reforms
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1838· 1 entry
Charles XIV John began to suspect that his son was plotting with the Liberal politicians to bring about a change of ministry, or even his own abdication
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1826· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (1826).
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1824· 1 entry
And 1833, Oscar briefly served as Viceroy of Norway
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1821· 1 entry
Career landmark: Master-General of the Ordnance (1821–1844).
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1818· 2 entries
Upon the death of his adoptive grandfather, and the accession of Charles John to the Swedish and Norwegian thrones
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Was appointed chancellor of Uppsala University, where he spent one semester
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1799· 1 entry
Born 1799-07-04.
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