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Oscar I (born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte; 4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859) was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. [1] [2] [3] He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte. The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar inherited the thrones upon the death of his father. Throughout his reign he would pursue a ...
King Oscar II died on 8 December 1907, sincerely mourned by his people, and was succeeded as king of Sweden by his eldest son, Prince Gustaf. During King Oscar's reign many important social reforms were carried out by the legislature, and the country developed in all directions. In the Riksdag of 1884 a new patent law was adopted.
Prince Charles Oscar of Sweden and Norway (1852–1854), Duke of Södermanland; Queen Louise of Denmark (1851–1926), Princess of Sweden and Norway; Prince Gustav of Sweden and Norway (1827–1852), Duke of Uppland; King Oscar II (1829–1907) of Sweden and Norway King Gustaf V (1858–1950), né Prince of Sweden and Norway King Gustaf VI ...
Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; [1] 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwegian thrones when his brother died in 1872.
King Oscar II War flag of Sweden and Norway, 1815–1844 Flag of Sweden, 1844–1905 Flag of Norway, 1844–98 Swedish and Norwegian flags in 1899, after the removal of the union badge from the merchant flag of Norway The peace monument of Karlstad was erected on the city square in 1955, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the dissolution of ...
King Oscar II during the Solemn Opening of the Riksdag in the Throne Room of Stockholm Palace in 1905 for the speech from the throne. This annual ceremony was discontinued in 1975. The Riksdag is the national legislature of Sweden. However, when it was founded in 1866 Sweden did not have a parliamentary system of government.
A mother abducts her own children in Charter, a riveting watch from writer-director Amanda Kernell (Sami Blood). Norwegian actress Ane Dahl Torp puts in a powerhouse turn as Alice, the desperate ...
Oscar or Oskar of Sweden may refer to: Oscar I of Sweden (1799–1859), King of Sweden 1844 to 1859 Oscar II of Sweden (1829–1907), King of Sweden 1872 to 1907