sweden interesting facts Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/sweden-interesting-facts Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Sweden Map Tourist Attractions http://toursmaps.com/sweden-map-tourist-attractions-2.html http://toursmaps.com/sweden-map-tourist-attractions-2.html#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:49:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228927 Since Karl, Gustav IV’s uncle, is old and childless, the Riksdag in 1810 elects the French marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as heir to the throne; he is then adopted by the king and takes the name of Karl Johan. In 1812 he leads Swedish troops against Napoleon, and in the treaty of Kiel (1814) he compels Denmark to give up Norway; in return Denmark receives Swedish Pomerania. 18141905 Union with Norway. Kings: Karl IV Johan (Bernadotte, 1818-44), Oskar I (1844-59), Karl XV (1859-72), Oskar II (1872-1907). Sweden keeps out of the European wars, and receives a new constitution in 1865. This

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