Ruler · 1799 – 1859

Oscar I of Sweden

Lived 1799 – 1859; monarch, composer. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1844 – 1859; also in the line of Union between Sweden and Norway.

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Lived: 1799 – 1859; 60 years
In office: 15 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 57th of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

53 before

Gustav IV Adolf1792 – 1809

Charles XIII1809 – 1818

Charles XIV John1818 – 1844

Oscar I of Sweden1844 – 1859

Charles XV1859 – 1872

Oscar II1872 – 1907

Gustaf V1907 – 1950

2 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 1844 – 1859 · 15 years · came to it aged 45

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1859, the year they died

Also in the line of Union between Sweden and Norway (3rd of 5).

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