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Charles August or Carl August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. [1] 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. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Governor-general of Norway.
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.
crown prince of Sweden. Also known as: Christian August. Learn about this topic in these articles: association with Charles XIII. In Charles XIII. …naming Duke Christian August (later Charles August) heir apparent, and, on his early death in 1810, one of Napoleon’s marshals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, whom Charles adopted as his son.
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. This solution was cherished by Denmark and even by Napoleon.
Charles August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. [1] 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...
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 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. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Governor-general of Norway.
