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King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén ( May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. On June 19, 1851 he married Louise of the Netherlands, granddaughter of William I of the Netherlands.
Karl XV
Carl IV
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| Reign | July 8, 1859 - August 19, 1872
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| Coronation | May 3, 1860 in Sweden
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| Royal mottoThe Royal mottos or Valsprak of the Swedish monarchs has been a tradition since first used by Gustav I of Sweden, in the early 16th century. Every regent of Sweden since has had used their own motto during their periods of reign. The tradition of using a
| "Land skall med lag byggas"
("Land is built by law")
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| Queen | Louise of the Netherlands
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| Royal House | BernadotteThe House of Bernadotte the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the Royal House of Norway. Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had const
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| Predecessor | Oscar I of Sweden and Norway
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| Successor | Oscar II of Sweden and NorwayKing Oscar II of Sweden and Norway Oscar Fredrik ( January 21, 1829 December 8, 1907) was the third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway. At birth he was created Duke of Ostrogothia. He entered the navy at the age of eleven, and was appointed junior l
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| Date of Birth | May 3, 1826
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| Place of Birth | Royal Palace in Stockholm
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| Date of Death | September 18, 1872
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| Place of Death | Malmö |
| Place of Burial | Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm
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Created Duke of Scania at birth, the Crown Prince was Prime Minister of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857. He became regent on September 25, 1857, and king on the death of his father on July 8, 1859. As Crown Prince, Charles's brusque and downright manners had led many to regard his future accession with some apprehension, yet he proved to be one of the most popular of Scandinavian kings and a constitutional ruler in the best sense of the word. His reign was remarkable for its manifold and far-reaching reforms. Sweden's existing communal law ( 1862), ecclesiastical law ( 1863) and criminal law ( 1864) were enacted appropriately enough under the direction of a king whose motto was: Land skall med lag byggas - "Land shall be built upon laws". Charles also materially assisted Louis de Geer to carry through his memorable reform of the Riksdag in 1866.
Charles was a warm advocate of Scandinavianism and the political solidarity of the three northern kingdoms, and his warm friendship for Frederick VII of Denmark, it is said, led him to give half promises of help to Denmark on the eve of the war of 1864, which, in the circumstances, were perhaps misleading and unjustifiable. In view, however, of the unpreparedness of the Swedish army and the difficulties of the situation, Charles was forced to observe a strict neutrality. He died at Malmö on September 18, 1872.
Charles XV was highly gifted in many directions. He attained to some eminence as a painter, and his "Dikter" show him to have been a true poet. He was followed on the throne by his brother Oscar II.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
