House of Bernadotte

Category
Swedish
Begin
1818
End
2020
Region
Europe
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"During the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden surrendered Finland to Russia. As compensation, the French marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, who had been elected heir to the Swedish throne in 1810, succeeded in obtaining Norway, which was forced into a union with Sweden in 1814. This union was peacefully dissolved in 1905 after many internal disputes." [https://sweden.se/society/history-of-sweden/] "At this time, Emperor Napoleon I of France controlled much of continental Europe, and some of his client kingdoms were headed by his brothers. The Riksdag decided to choose a king of whom Napoleon would approve. On 21 August 1810, the Riksdag elected Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a Marshal of France, as heir presumptive to the Swedish throne." [Wikipedia] "In 1810, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (later Charles XIV John), a Marshal of France, was elected crown prince, and became the founder of the next and current Swedish dynasty, the House of Bernadotte." [Wikipedia] "The House of Bernadotte (…) is the royal house of Sweden, which has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905, it was also the royal house of Norway." [Wikipedia]

This period is linked to the following events

Event Name
Category
Date
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is killed by unknown assassin
Government
1986

This period is linked to the following movies

Movie title
Genre
Released
The Emigrants (Utvandrarna: Swedish)
Historical
1971
Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander)
Historical
1982
My Life as a Dog (Swedish: Mitt liv som hund)
Historical
1985
The Best Intentions (Swedish)
Historical
1992
As It Is in Heaven (Swedish)
Historical
2004
Becoming Astrid (Swedish: Unga Astrid)
Historical
2018