Ruler · 1763 – 1844

Charles XIV John

Lived 1763 – 1844; monarch, politician. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1818 – 1844; also in the line of House of Bernadotte and Union between Sweden and Norway.

Wikidata's English label: Charles XIV John of Sweden.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1763 – 1844; 81 years
In office: 26 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 56th of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

52 before

Gustav III1771 – 1792

Gustav IV Adolf1792 – 1809

Charles XIII1809 – 1818

Charles XIV John1818 – 1844

Oscar I of Sweden1844 – 1859

Charles XV1859 – 1872

Oscar II1872 – 1907

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1818 – 1844 · 26 years · came to it aged 55

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; stroke

Also in the line of House of Bernadotte (1st of 1) and Union between Sweden and Norway (2nd of 5).

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