Charles XV, King of Sweden
Reign[]
| King of Sweden and Norway |
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| July 8, 1859 - September 18, 1872 (13 years) (33-46) |
| Preceded by Oscar I of Sweden |
| Succeeded by Oscar II of Sweden |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Carl Ludvig Eugen |
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| House | Bernadotte |
| Birth | May 3, 1826
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death | September 18, 1872 (46 years)
Malmö, Sweden |
Parents[]
| Birth | July 4, 1799 |
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| Father | Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (1763-1844) |
| Mother | Désirée Clary (1777-1860) |
| Death | July 8, 1859 (60 years) |
| Birth | March 14, 1807 |
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| Father | Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1781-1824) |
| Mother | Augusta, Princess of Bavaria (1788-1851) |
| Death | June 7, 1876 (69 years) |
Siblings[]
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gustaf, Duke of Uppland
(1827-52) (25 years) |
N/A | N/A |
| 2. | Oscar II, King of Sweden
(1829-1907) (78 years) |
Sophia, Princess of Nassau
(1836-1913, m.1857) |
4 sons |
| 3. | Eugénie, Princess of Sweden
(1830-89) (59 years) |
N/A | N/A |
| 4. | August, Duke of Dalarna
(1831-73) (42 years) |
Therese, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg
(1836-1914, m.1864) |
N/A |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | January 26, 1763 |
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| Father | Jean Henri Bernadotte (1711-80) |
| Mother | Jeanne de Saint-Jean (1728-1809) |
| Death | March 8, 1844 (81 years) |
| Birth | November 8, 1777 |
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| Father | François Clary (1725-94) |
| Mother | Françoise Rose Somis (1737-1815) |
| Death | December 17, 1860 (83 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | September 3, 1781 |
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| Father | Alexandre, Viscount de Beauharnais (1760-94) |
| Mother | Josephine, Lady Tascher de La Pagerie (1763-1814) |
| Death | February 21, 1824 (42 years) |
| Birth | June 21, 1788 |
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| Father | Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria (1756-1825) |
| Mother | Augusta Wilhelmine, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765-96) |
| Death | May 13, 1851 (62 years) |
Wife: Louise, Princess of the Netherlands[]
| Birth | August 5, 1828 |
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| Father | Frederick, Prince of the Netherlands (1797-1881) |
| Mother | Louise, Princess of Prussia (1808-70) |
| Death | March 30, 1871 (42 years) |
| June 19, 1850 - March 30, 1871 (20 years, widowed) |
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Child 1: Louise, Princess of Sweden[]
| Full Name | Louise Josephine Eugenie |
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| Birth | October 31, 1851 |
| Death | March 20, 1926 (74 years) |
| Husband | Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912) |
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| Husband's Parents | Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818-1906)
Louise, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1817-98) |
| Marriage | July 28, 1869 - May 14, 1912 (42 years, widowed) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian X, King of Denmark
(1870-1947) (77 years) |
Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1879-1952, m.1898) |
2 sons |
| 2. | Haakon VII, King of Norway
(1872-1957) (85 years) |
Maud, Princess of Wales
(1869-1938, m.1896) |
1 son |
| 3. | Louise, Princess of Denmark
(1875-1906) (31 years) |
Frederick, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
(1868-1945, m.1896) |
2 sons, 1 daughter |
| 4. | Harald, Prince of Denmark
(1876-1949) (73 years) |
Helena Adelaide, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(1888-1962, m.1909) |
2 sons, 3 daughters |
| 5. | Ingeborg, Princess of Denmark
(1878-1958) (80 years) |
Carl, Duke of Västergötland
(1861-1951, m.1897) |
1 son, 3 daughters |
| 6. | Thyra, Princess of Denmark
(1880-1945) (65 years) |
N/A | N/A |
| 7. | Gustav, Prince of Denmark
(1887-1944) (57 years) |
N/A | N/A |
| 8. | Dagmar, Princess of Denmark
(1890-1961) (71 years) |
Jørgen Castenskjold
(1893-1978, m.1922) |
4 sons, 1 daughter |
Child 2: Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland[]
| Full Name | Carl Oscar Vilhelm Frederik |
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| Birth | December 14, 1852 |
| Death | March 13, 1854 (1 year) |