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Charles August or Carl August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII, before his sudden death from a stroke.
In Sweden: Royalist reaction …chief of the Norwegian army, Christian August (at the moment waging war against Sweden), was elected crown prince and took the name Charles August. Behind this decision were thoughts of a Scandinavian confederation. This solution was cherished by Denmark and even by Napoleon. Read More
In the summer of 1809, Sweden was in crisis. Finland was lost, the surrounding world hostile and the succession after the childless Charles XIII uncertain. The Diet elected a Danish prince, originally Christian August, who had a reputation as a competent, dutiful soldier.
With the consent of Denmark, the commander in chief of the Norwegian army, Christian August (at the moment waging war against Sweden), was elected crown prince and took the name Charles August. Behind this decision were thoughts of a Scandinavian confederation.
30 de sept. de 2016 · By Brittani Barger. 30th September 2016. In this edition of “In the beginning”, we focus on the Bernadotte dynasty which currently rules over Sweden. The Bernadotte’s first began ruling over the...
Charles August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII, before his sudden death from stroke. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Danish Governor-general of Norway.
In 1812, following the sudden unprovoked French invasion of Swedish Pomerania, Crown Prince Charles John was instrumental in the creation of the Sixth Coalition by allying with Alexander I of Russia and using Swedish diplomacy to bring warring Russia and Britain together in alliance.
