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Charles XV of Sweden

1826 - 1872

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Charles XV or Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen; Swedish and Norwegian officially: Karl; 3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his death in 1872. Charles was the third Swedish monarch from the House of Bernadotte. He was the first one to be born in Sweden, the first to grow up speaking Swedish as his first language, and the first to be raised from birth in the Lutheran faith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles XV of Sweden is the 589th most popular politician (up from 903rd in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 39th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swedish Politician.

Charles XV of Sweden is most famous for being the King of Sweden from 1859 to 1872. He was the son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 589 out of 19,576. Before him are Scipio Africanus, Patrice Lumumba, Yongle Emperor, Theodora Porphyrogenita, Nur ad-Din, and Rurik. After him are Galerius, Louis XI of France, Carloman I, Dido, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and Auguste Beernaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, and Carlo Collodi. After him are Eugénie de Montijo, Gustave Moreau, Cetshwayo kaMpande, Wilhelm Liebknecht, Ludwig Minkus, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Armand David, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, and Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro. Among people deceased in 1872, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Samuel Morse, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. After him are Giuseppe Mazzini, William John Macquorn Rankine, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Stanisław Moniuszko, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Franz Grillparzer, and George Robert Gray.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 26 out of 1,879. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), and Gustav I of Sweden (1496). After him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), and Greta Garbo (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Charles XV of Sweden ranks 10. Before him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Olof Palme (1927), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), and Gustaf V of Sweden (1858). After him are Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), and Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844).

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