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Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. [1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte , established on the throne in 1818.
Sweden enters Seven Years' War (1756-1763) 1762: May 22: Treaty of Hamburg concludes Sweden's involvement in Seven Years' War 1766: Freedom of the Press Act enacted: censorship abolished apart from limitations on vocal opposition to the king and the Church of Sweden: 1768: December Crisis (1768) fails to increase royal power 1772
King of Sweden r. 1809–1818 King of Norway r. 1814–1818 1748–1818: William Duke of Oldenburg r. 1785–1823 1754–1823: Peter I Grand Duke of Oldenburg r. 1823–1829 1755–1829: Paul I Emperor of Russia r. 1796–1801 1754–1801: Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden r. 1792–1809 1778–1837: Charles XIV John Bernadotte King of Sweden r ...
Sweden's last war was the Swedish–Norwegian War (1814). Sweden was victorious in this war, leading to the Danish king being forced to cede Norway to Sweden. Norway was then forced to enter into a personal union with Sweden that lasted until 1905. Since 1814, Sweden has been at peace, adopting a non-aligned foreign policy in peacetime and ...
The Swedish royal family (Swedish: Svenska kungafamiljen) since 1818 has consisted of members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. Today those who are recognized by the government are entitled to royal titles and styles (manner of address), and perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state.
The Swedish crown had previously (since 1810) descended according to agnatic primogeniture, meaning that only males could inherit it. [6] Though the change took effect in 1980, its application was backdated so that Crown Princess Victoria , who was born in 1977, became the first in line of succession, replacing her brother, Prince Carl Philip ...
The ensuing war was swiftly won by Sweden under Charles John's generalship. [84] [111] The military operations in 1814 were to be Sweden's last war to this day. [112] Charles John could have named his terms to Norway, but in a key concession accepted the Constitution of Norway and its own political autonomy.
Timeline of Swedish history 7 September 1818 Coronation of Charles John (formerly general Jean Baptiste Bernadotte) as King Charles III John of Norway. Events from the year 1818 in Sweden