Carl XIII

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Carl XIII was King of Sweden (and briefly of Norway) in the early 19th century, known for his largely ceremonial reign during which the Bernadotte dynasty was established.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Holstein-Gottorp
King of Norway
King of Sweden
human
monarch
adopted Jean Baptiste Bernadotte
adoptiveSon Charles XIV John of Sweden
birthDate 1748-10-07
birthName Carl of Holstein-Gottorp
birthPlace Stockholm
Sweden
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
deathDate 1818-02-05
deathPlace Stockholm
Sweden
father Adolf Frederick of Sweden
givenName Carl
knownFor establishing the Bernadotte dynasty as Swedish royal house
largely ceremonial reign
languageSpoken Swedish
memberOf House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp

Bernadotte dynasty
surface form: Royal House of Sweden
monarchName Karl XIII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XIII

Karl XIII
monarchOf Norway
Sweden
mother Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
nobleTitle Prince of Sweden
participatedIn Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
positionHeld Duke of Södermanland
King of Norway
King of Sweden
regent of Sweden
predecessor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
reignEnd 1818-02-05
reignEndAsKingOfNorway 1818-02-05
reignStart 1809-06-06
reignStartAsKingOfNorway 1814-11-04
religion Church of Sweden
Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
sibling King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
spouse Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
successor Charles XIV John of Sweden
successorAsKingOfNorway Charles III John of Norway
title Duke of Södermanland
King of Norway
King of Sweden
King of Sweden
surface form: King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends

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Karl XIII of Sweden regnalName Carl XIII