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The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, rose to the Swedish throne with King Adolf Frederick in 1751. He was elected crown prince on June 23, 1743 as a Swedish concession to the Russian Tsar, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace after the disastrous war of the same year. A descendant of the dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, Adolf Frederick was closely related to several members of the Russian Imperial Family, and later his niece Catherine the Great would even become Empress and founder of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov .

Adolf Frederick's grandson Gustav IV Adolf was deposed in 1809 following the loss of Finland, and the remaining parts of the dynasty became extinct with the death of his uncle Charles XIII in 1818. In 1810Events January 10 Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled January 20 Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed March 11 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria April 19 Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is, French MarshalThe title of Marshal of France (Marechal de France) was derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Alberic Clement (circa 1190). It later became a distinction and takes precedence above the constable, which was origina Jean Baptiste Jules 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 was elected crown prince, and became the founder of the next and current Swedish dynasty, BernadotteThe House of Bernadotte the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the Royal House of Norway. Following the Finnish War in 1809 Sweden suffered the traumatic loss of Finland, which had const.

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