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Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of , King of and , 1818 Painted by Joseph Nicolas Jouy, after François-Joseph Kinson
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Biography

1763-1844

Karl was born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, the son of a French lawyer. He entered the army aged 17 and rose in the ranks to great influence and fame under Napoleon.

Sweden was ruled at the time by Karl XIII, who was old and childless, and the government of Sweden asked the advice of France about what to do. On French advice Bernadotte was elected crown prince, moved to Sweden and although an adult, was formally adopted by Karl XIII. When Karl died in 1818, Karl Johan succeeded him and ruled well for over 20 years.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Palmer, Alan Warwick. Bernadotte: Napoleon's Marshall, Sweden's King. (London: Murray, 1990)

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+'''''1763-1844'''''
 Karl was born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, the son of a French lawyer. He entered the army aged 17 and rose in the ranks to great influence and fame under Napoleon.
-[[Sweden]] was ruled at the time by Karl XIII, who was old and childless, and the government of [[Sweden]] asked the advice of [[France]] about what to do. On French advice Bernadotte was elected crown prince, moved to [[Sweden]] and although an adult, was formally adopted by Karl XIII. When Karl died in 1818, Karl Johan succeeded him and ruled well for over 20 years.
+[[Sweden]] was ruled at the time by Karl XIII, who was old and childless, and the government of [[Sweden]] asked the advice of [[France]] about what to do. On French advice Bernadotte was elected crown prince, moved to [[Sweden]] and although an adult, was formally [[adopted]] by Karl XIII. When Karl died in 1818, Karl Johan succeeded him and ruled well for over 20 years.
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