Charles XIII of Sweden facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Charles XIII & II
Charles XIII of Sweden wearing the Order of Charles XIII in red
King of Sweden
Reign	6 June 1809 – 5 February 1818
Predecessor	Gustav IV Adolf
Successor	Charles XIV John
King of Norway
Reign	4 November 1814 – 5 February 1818
Predecessor	Christian Frederick
Successor	Charles III John
Born	(1748-10-07)7 October 1748
Died	5 February 1818(1818-02-05) (aged 69)
Spouse	Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
Issue	Carl Löwenhielm (extramarital)
House	House of Holstein-Gottorp i.e. House of Oldenburg
Father	Adolf Frederick
Mother	Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Religion	Lutheran

Charles XIII & II also Carl, Swedish: Karl XIII (born 7 October 1748 in Stockholm, Sweden, dead 5 February 1818 in, was a Swedish monarch. He was the King of Sweden (as Charles XIII) from 1809 and King of Norway (as Charles II) from 1814 until his 1818 death. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick II of Prussia.

While known as King Charles XIII in Sweden, he was actually the seventh Swedish king by that name, as Charles IX (reigned 1604–1611) had adopted his numeral after studying a fictitious history of Sweden.

Charles XIII/II House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 7 October 1748 Died: 5 February 1818
Regnal titles
Preceded by Gustav IV Adolf	King of Sweden 1809–1818	Succeeded by Charles XIV/III John
Preceded by Christian Frederick	King of Norway 1814–1818

Images for kids

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  Prince Charles,  in 1758 by Ulrica Pasch.
  

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  Gustav III, King of Sweden, and his brothers

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  Coronet created for Prince Charles and worn at his brother Gustav's coronation in 1772.

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  The elderly King Carl XIII