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Charles XIII, or Carl XIII (Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
Karl XIII – Wikipedia. Karl XIII, innan trontillträdet känd som Hertig Karl, född 26 september ( g.s.) 7 oktober ( n.s.) 1748 i Kungshuset, Riddarholmen i Stockholm, död 5 februari 1818 på Stockholms slott, var konung av Sverige från 1809 och Norge från 1814 till sin död. Han var även hertig av Södermanland.
Charles XIII (born Oct. 7, 1748, Stockholm—died Feb. 5, 1818, Stockholm) was the king of Sweden from 1809 and, from 1814 to 1818, the first king of the union of Sweden and Norway (called Karl II in Norway). The second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden, he was created duke of Södermanland by his elder brother, King Gustav III, and later ...
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King Karl XIII. Karl was king of Sweden from 1809 to 1818, and from 1814 also King of Norway. In 1774, he married his cousin Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta. Both of their children died in infancy. On the death of Gustav III in 1792, Karl became the guardian of Gustav IV Adolf, who was still a minor.
Charles XIII, or Carl XIII ( Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818 ), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great. more...
Mar 5, 2018 · King Karl XIII 1809-1818. Following the coup d'état against King Gustav IV Adolf, King Karl XIII was named king at the age of 60. King Karl XIII played a subordinate role in his kingdom. In reality, his adopted son Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte took control as soon as he arrived in Sweden in 1810.
Charles XIII & II also Carl, Swedish: Karl XIII (born 7 October 1748 in Stockholm, Sweden, dead 5 February 1818) 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.
