A History of Scandinavia
T. K. Derry
Bernadotte's dynasty begins, Napoleon, Norway, and Sweden's nineteenth-century realignment.
Charles XIV John of Sweden
- Life
- 1763–1844
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Francis I of Austria
Austria
1818–1835
Frederick William III of Prussia
Prussia
1818–1840
William I of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1818–1840
Nicholas I of Russia
Russia
1825–1844
Louis XVIII of France
France
1818–1824
Isabella II of Spain
Spain
1833–1844
Daoguang Emperor
China
1820–1844
Emperor Ninkō
Japan
1818–1844
Ferdinand I of Austria
Austria
1835–1844
Alexander I of Russia
Russia
1818–1825
Maria II of Portugal
Portugal
1834–1844
Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire
1818–1839
Akbar Shah II
Mughal Empire
1818–1837
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Prussia
1840–1844
Tokugawa Ienari
Japan (Shogunate)
1818–1837
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Spain
1818–1833
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Austria
1818–1835
William II of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1840–1844
George IV of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
1820–1830
Pope Gregory XVI
Papacy
1831–1844
William IV of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
1830–1837
Charles X of France
France
1824–1830
Victoria
Great Britain
1837–1844
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Mughal Empire
1837–1844
Abdülmecid I
Ottoman Empire
1839–1844
John VI of Portugal
Portugal
1818–1826
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
Japan (Shogunate)
1837–1844
Miguel I of Portugal
Portugal
1828–1834
Jiaqing Emperor
China
1818–1820
Pope Pius VII
Papacy
1818–1823
Pope Leo XII
Papacy
1823–1829
Pope Pius VIII
Papacy
1829–1830
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