Ruler · 1829 – 1907

Oscar II

Lived 1829 – 1907; monarch. Monarch of Sweden (Sweden), 1872 – 1907; also in the line of Norway and Union between Sweden and Norway.

Wikidata's English label: Oscar II 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: 1829 – 1907; 78 years
In office: 35 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Monarch of Sweden

Sweden · the 59th of 62 dated reigns · 970 – 1973

55 before

Charles XIV John1818 – 1844

Oscar I of Sweden1844 – 1859

Charles XV1859 – 1872

Oscar II1872 – 1907

Gustaf V1907 – 1950

Gustaf VI Adolf1950 – 1973

Carl XVI Gustaf1973 – …

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 1872 – 1907 · 35 years · came to it aged 43

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1907, the year they died

Also in the line of Norway (1st of 5) and Union between Sweden and Norway (5th of 5).

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