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Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had constituted the eastern half of the Swedish realm. The agony and resentment towards King Gustav IV Adolf precipitated a coup d'état and Gustav Adolf's uncle, the childless Charles XIII replaced him. This was merely a temporary solution and in 1810 the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates chose the Marshal of France, Jean-Baptiste BernadotteKing Charles XIV of Sweden, Charles III of Norway or domestically Carl XIV Johan and Carl III Johan respectively, Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte ( January 26, 1763 March 8, 1844) was born at Pau, France, the son of Henri Bernadotte ( 1711- 1780), procurat as heir apparent to the Swedish throneThis article is about royal thrones, for the order of angels by the same name see Thrones. The Throne of Canada Thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh and the Governor General, in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa. A throne is the official c.

Bernadotte, who was born in the town of PauPau is a city of southwestern France, prefecture (capital) of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement''. Population (1999): 78,732. Pau was the capital of the former province of Bearn. The chateau was the birthplace of Henry IV of France ( 1553- 1610) and of, in the province of BéarnBearn is a former province of France. Viscounts of Bearn Centulf I of Bearn ?-866 Lupus I of Bearn 866-905 (son) Centulf II of Bearn 905-940 (son) Gaston I of Bearn 940-984 (son) Centulf III of Bearn 984-1004 (son) Gaston II of Bearn 1004-1022 (son) Centu, FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., had through the tumultuous French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo risen to become not only one of Napoleon'sFor other meanings, see Napoleon (disambiguation . Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 5 May 1821) was a general and ruler of France. General of the French Revolution, he was the effective ruler of France starting in 1799: First Consul Premier Consul of t generals, but also a Marshal of France and Prince of Ponte CorvoPonte Corvo is a town in Latium, Italy. Its population is 13,400. History Although in the middle of the Kingdom of Naples, the town was an enclave of the Papal States from 1463 until captured by the French army in the Napoleonic Wars. After having been pr, a town in southern Italy. As the Crown Prince of Sweden he assumed the name Charles (Karl Johan), acted officially as regent for the remainder of Charles XIII's reign and secured a union between Sweden and Norway in 1814. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte reigned as King Charles XIV of Sweden and Carl III Johan of Norway from February 5, 1818 until his death on March 8, 1844.

The coat of arms of the House of Bernadotte combines the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, (left, with the hint of a French-like tricolour in the background) and the coat of arms of Bernadotte as the Prince of Ponte Corvo (right). It is visible as an inescutcheon in the Greater Coats of Arms of the Realm.