Karl XIII of Sweden

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House of Holstein-Gottorp King of Norway King of Sweden human monarch

Karl XIII of Sweden was a Swedish king who reigned in the early 19th century and is notably associated with the establishment of the Karolinska Institute, one of the world’s leading medical universities.

Aliases (6)

Charles XIII of Sweden ×4
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ×2
Charles XIII, King of Sweden and Norway ×1
Charles XIV John of Sweden ×1
Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden ×1
King Charles XIII of Sweden ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Holstein-Gottorp → King of Norway → King of Sweden → human → monarch →
adoptiveSon	Charles XIV John of Sweden → Jean Baptiste Bernadotte →
associatedWith	Karolinska Institute →
birthDate	1748-10-07 →
birthName	Charles of Holstein-Gottorp →
birthPlace	Stockholm → Swedish Empire →
burialPlace	Riddarholmen Church →
countryOfCitizenship	Sweden →
deathDate	1818-02-05 →
deathPlace	Stockholm → Sweden →
dynastyChange	from House of Holstein-Gottorp to House of Bernadotte →
father	Adolf Frederick of Sweden →
founded	Order of Charles XIII →
givenName	Carl → Karl →
house	House of Holstein-Gottorp →
inceptionOfOrderOfCharlesXIII	1811 →
marriagePartner	Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp →
memberOf	Order of the Seraphim →
militaryBranch	Swedish Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral →
monarchOf	Norway → Sweden →
mother	Louisa Ulrika of Prussia NERFINISHED →
notableEvent	accepted new Swedish constitution of 1809 → adopted Jean Baptiste Bernadotte as heir in 1810 →
positionHeld	Duke of Södermanland → King of Norway → King of Sweden → regent of Sweden →
predecessor	Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden →
regnalName	Carl XIII → Karl XIII →
reignEnd	1818-02-05 →
reignEndAsKingOfNorway	1818-02-05 →
reignStart	1809-06-06 →
reignStartAsKingOfNorway	1814-11-04 →
religion	Lutheranism →
sibling	Gustav III of Sweden →
spouse	Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp →
successor	Charles III John of Norway → Charles XIV John of Sweden →
title	Charles XIII, King of Sweden and Norway →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ("Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte") → Battle of Leipzig ("Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden") →	commander
The King’s Medal ("King Charles XIII of Sweden") →	awardedSinceReignOf
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ("Charles XIII of Sweden") →	child
King of Sweden ("Charles XIV John of Sweden") →	firstMonarchOfCurrentDynasty
Karolinska Institutet ("Charles XIII of Sweden") →	foundedBy
Karolinska Institute →	founder
Battle of Austerlitz ("Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte") →	hasCommander
Sweden–Norway union ("Charles XIII of Sweden") →	hasMonarch
Gustav III of Sweden ("Charles XIII of Sweden") →	sibling
Karl XIII of Sweden ("Charles XIII, King of Sweden and Norway") →	title