Charles XV of Sweden facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Charles XV & IV |
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![]() Karl XV in the mid-1860s
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King of Sweden and Norway | |||||
Reign | 8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872 | ||||
Coronation | 3 May 1860, Stockholm 5 August 1860, Trondheim |
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Predecessor | Oscar I | ||||
Successor | Oscar II | ||||
Born | Stockholm |
3 May 1826||||
Died | 18 September 1872 Malmö |
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Burial | Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm | ||||
Spouse | Louise of the Netherlands | ||||
Issue | Louise, Queen of Denmark Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland |
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House | House of Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Oscar I | ||||
Mother | Josephine of Leuchtenberg | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism |
Charles XV & IV also Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen); Swedish and Norwegian: Karl, born 3 May 1826, dead 18 September 1872, was a Swedish monarch. He was the King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway (Charles IV) from 1859 until his death in 1872.
Images for kids
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Adjutant Daniel Nordlander (upper left), with Adjutant Fritz von Dardel, Ordonnance Officer Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin, General Henri-Pierre Castelnau, King Charles XV of Sweden and Prince Oscar, future King Oscar II of Sweden, at the International Exposition (1867) in Paris, France.
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