As grandson of Augusta of Bavaria, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden and Charles IX of Sweden, whose blood returned to the throne after being lost in 1818 when Charles XIII of Sweden died. On 19 June 1850 he married in Stockholm Louise of the Netherlands, niece of William II of the Netherlands through her father and niece of William I of Prussia, German Emperor, through her mother.
Charles XV also Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen); Swedish: Karl XV and Norwegian: Karl IV (3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway, there often referred to accurately as Charles IV, from 1859 until his death.
Though known as King Charles XV in Sweden (and also on contemporary Norwegian coins), he was actually the ninth Swedish king by that name, as his predecessor Charles IX (reigned 1604–1611) had adopted a numeral according to a fictitious history of Sweden. ==Biography== ===Early life=== He was born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm in 1826 and dubbed Duke of Scania at birth.
The present king, Harald V of Norway, is Charles' great-great-grandson, through his father and mother. == Honours == National decorations Knight and Commander of the Seraphim, with Collar, 3 May 1826 Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 3 May 1826 Commander Grand Cross of the Sword, 3 May 1826 Commander Grand Cross of the Polar Star, 3 May 1826 Grand Cross of St.
When he was just 15, he was given his first officer's commission in 1841 by his grandfather the king. ===Crown Prince=== The aging King Charles XIV John would suffer a stroke on his 81st birthday in 1844, dying little more than a month later.
When he was just 15, he was given his first officer's commission in 1841 by his grandfather the king. ===Crown Prince=== The aging King Charles XIV John would suffer a stroke on his 81st birthday in 1844, dying little more than a month later.
Upon his father's accession to the throne in 1844, the youth Charles was made a chancellor of the universities of Uppsala and Lund, and in 1853 chancellor of Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
On 11 February 1846 he was made an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Crown Prince was Viceroy of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857.
As grandson of Augusta of Bavaria, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden and Charles IX of Sweden, whose blood returned to the throne after being lost in 1818 when Charles XIII of Sweden died. On 19 June 1850 he married in Stockholm Louise of the Netherlands, niece of William II of the Netherlands through her father and niece of William I of Prussia, German Emperor, through her mother.
Upon his father's accession to the throne in 1844, the youth Charles was made a chancellor of the universities of Uppsala and Lund, and in 1853 chancellor of Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
On 11 February 1846 he was made an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Crown Prince was Viceroy of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857.
On 11 February 1846 he was made an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Crown Prince was Viceroy of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857.
He became Regent on 25 September 1857, and king on the death of his father on 8 July 1859.
Charles XV also Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen); Swedish: Karl XV and Norwegian: Karl IV (3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway, there often referred to accurately as Charles IV, from 1859 until his death.
He became Regent on 25 September 1857, and king on the death of his father on 8 July 1859.
Charles also helped Louis De Geer to carry through his reform of the Parliament of Sweden in 1866.
Charles XV also Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen); Swedish: Karl XV and Norwegian: Karl IV (3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway, there often referred to accurately as Charles IV, from 1859 until his death.
He died in Malmö on 18 September 1872. Charles XV attained some eminence as a painter and as a poet.
In 1905 this grandson, Prince Carl of Denmark, ascended the throne of Norway, becoming thus his maternal grandfather's successor in that country, and assumed the reign name Haakon VII.
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