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The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John of Sweden. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder was born in Pau in southern France as Jean Bernadotte.
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Charles XIV John ( Swedish: Karl XIV Johan; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John ( Norwegian: Karl III Johan) and before he became royalty in Sweden, his name was Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. [1]
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House of Bernadotte, royal dynasty of Sweden, from 1818. The name derives from a family of old lineage of Béarn , France , whose earliest known member (17th century) owned an estate in Pau known as “Bernadotte.”
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The House of Bernadotte is the royal house of Sweden since its 1818. It was also the royal house of Norway between 1818 and 1905. It was founded by Charles XIV John of Sweden, who was born in Pau in southern France.
Original name: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Also called: (1806–10) Prince De Ponte-Corvo. Born: Jan. 26, 1763, Pau, France. Died: March 8, 1844, Stockholm, Swed. (aged 81) House / Dynasty: House of Bernadotte. Role In: Napoleonic Wars. Treaty of Kiel.
The Swedish Royal House belongs to the Bernadotte dynasty, who have held the Swedish throne for over 200 years. Family tree. Explore the Bernadotte Dynasty family tree. Click on the names in the family tree to learn more about the members of the Bernadotte dynasty. SHOW THE BERNADOTTE DYNASTY FAMILY TREE. The Bernadotte Dynasty. Karl XIV Johan.
The House of Bernadotte reigned in Norway from 1818 until the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905. King Carl III Johan, who was born in France as Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, was the first of the Bernadottes to ascend to the Norwegian throne.
