Charles XV (Sweden)
Charles XV (full name Karl Ludvig Eugen Bernadotte ; * 3. May 1826 in Stockholm Palace , Stockholm , † 18 September 1872 in Malmö ) was King of Sweden and as Charles IV. King of Norway from 1859 to 1872. He led the business of government as already Crown Prince from September 25, 1857, after his father became seriously ill.
Life
Charles XV was the eldest son of Oskar I of Sweden and his wife Josephine Beauharnais . In 1856 he became viceroy of Norway.
Karl was a supporter of the idea of Scandinavian unity, Scandinavism . In the border disputes between Denmark and Germany, he promised Denmark support, but was overruled by parliament on this request when Denmark adhered to the November constitution of 1863 in 1863/1864 despite the looming conflict with the German Confederation and Prussia , which created a joint constitution for Denmark and Prussia provided for the Danish fiefdom of Schleswig and thus represented a breach of the London Protocol of 1852 - and thus ultimately triggered the federal execution of Holstein in 1863 and the German-Danish War in 1864. During his reign, the old one was Stands Reichstag to the bicameral parliament redesigned 1865/66. Karl was seen as a fun-loving and extravagant character with artistic talent. His political assertiveness was poor, not least because he quickly pursued changing interests. The dominant figure in Swedish politics at the time was the first Prime Minister, Louis De Geer .
Charles XV was known as a lover of various women, he neglected his own wife. In doing so, he seriously damaged the reputation of the crown. Because in the 19th century royal affairs were no longer overlooked or accepted by the public in the same way as in the previous century.
Since the daughter and illegitimate son of Charles XV. were not entitled to heir, his brother Oskar followed him to the throne. King Charles XV is buried in Stockholm's Riddarholmskyrkan .
Survival
The composer August Söderman wrote a funeral march on his death. Charles XV's love affairs was the subject of a documentary entitled Royal Dynasties: The Bernadottes , broadcast by ZDF on July 26, 2016 .
Marriage and offspring
On June 19, 1850, Karl married Luise von Oranien-Nassau , eldest daughter of Prince Friedrich von Oranien-Nassau and his wife Luise von Prussia in the Stockholm Storkyrkan .
The marriage resulted in two offspring:
- Luise Josephine (October 31, 1851 - March 20, 1926) ⚭ 1869 Frederick VIII , King of Denmark. To this day, their descendants are the monarchs of Denmark. Through her son Haakon VII , she also became the ancestor of the Norwegian royal family.
- Carl Oscar (born December 14, 1852 - March 13, 1854); Duke of Södermanland
His illegitimate son Carl Rudolf Bernadotte Nordenstam (1863-1942) became a well-known magician in Norway.
ancestors
| Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780) | |||||||||||||
| Charles XIV. John King of Sweden (1763–1844) | |||||||||||||
| Jeanne de Saint Vincent (1728–1809) | |||||||||||||
| Oskar I, King of Sweden (1799-1859) | |||||||||||||
| François Clary (1725–1797) | |||||||||||||
| Désirée Clary (1777-1860) | |||||||||||||
| Françoise-Rose Somis (1737-1815) | |||||||||||||
| Charles XV King of Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Alexandre de Beauharnais , (1760–1794) | |||||||||||||
| Eugène de Beauharnais (1781-1824) | |||||||||||||
| Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) | |||||||||||||
| Joséphine de Beauharnais Jr. (1807–1876) | |||||||||||||
| Maximilian I Joseph King of Bavaria (1756–1825) | |||||||||||||
| Auguste of Bavaria (1788-1851) | |||||||||||||
| Auguste Wilhelmine of Hessen-Darmstadt (1765–1796) | |||||||||||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jörgen Weibull: Karl XV , 1993. In: K. Marklund et al. (Ed.): Nationalencyklopedin (Swedish). Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1989-96, ISBN 91-7024-620-3
- ↑ Åke Holmberg: Skandinavism , 1995. In: K. Marklund et al. (Ed.): Nationalencyklopedin (Swedish). Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1989–1996, ISBN 91-7024-620-3
- ↑ Anders Sannerstedt, Nils Andrén. Riksdagen , 1994. In: K. Marklund et al. (Ed.): Nationalencyklopedin (Swedish). Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1989–1996, ISBN 91-7024-620-3
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Severin Løvenskiold |
Prime Minister of Norway 1856–1857 |
Jørgen Herman Vogt |
|
Oscar I. |
King of Sweden 1859–1872 |
Oscar II |
|
Oscar I. |
King of Norway 1859–1872 |
Oscar II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charles XV |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Sweden (1859–1872) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1872 |
| Place of death | Malmo |