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Oscar II of Sweden

1829 - 1907

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Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwegian thrones when his brother died in 1872. Oscar II ruled during a time when both countries were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar II of Sweden is the 401st most popular politician (up from 567th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 25th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Politician.

Oscar II of Sweden is most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1872-1907. He was the son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 401 out of 19,576. Before him are Bahadur Shah Zafar, Ashurbanipal, Stephen I of Hungary, Gerhard Schröder, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, and Alexander Dubček. After him are Marcus Licinius Crassus, Constantine III, Rudolf I of Germany, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, John III Sobieski, and Thutmose III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 1. After him are August Kekulé, Auguste Beernaert, Geronimo, Anton Rubinstein, Levi Strauss, Chester A. Arthur, Asaph Hall, John Everett Millais, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1907, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 6. Before him are Dmitri Mendeleev, Edvard Grieg, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Klara Hitler, and Sully Prudhomme. After him are Henri Moissan, Giosuè Carducci, Asaph Hall, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Hector Malot, and Alfred Jarry.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 16 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingmar Bergman (1918), Svante Arrhenius (1859), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), August Strindberg (1849), Olof Palme (1927), and Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779). After him are Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Ingrid Bergman (1915), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), and Sigismund III Vasa (1566).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 6. Before him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), and Olof Palme (1927). After him are Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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