Charles XIII

Charles XIII
Charles wearing the insignia of the Order of Charles XIII (in red)
King of Sweden
Reign6 June 1809 – 5 February 1818
PredecessorGustav IV Adolf
SuccessorCharles XIV John
King of Norway
Reign4 November 1814 – 5 February 1818
PredecessorChristian Frederick
SuccessorCharles III John
Regent of Sweden
Tenure29 March 1792 – 1 November 1796
MonarchGustav IV Adolf
Born(1748-10-07)7 October 1748
Stockholm, Sweden
Died5 February 1818(1818-02-05) (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden–Norway
Burial20 March 1818
Spouse
Issue
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HouseHolstein-Gottorp
FatherAdolf Frederick of Sweden
MotherLouisa Ulrika of Prussia
ReligionLutheran
SignatureCharles XIII's signature

Charles XIII, or Carl XIII (Swedish: Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818[1]), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.[2]

Though known as King Charles XIII in Sweden, he was actually the seventh Swedish king by that name, as Charles IX (reigned 1604–1611) had adopted his numeral after studying a fictitious history of Sweden.[3] In Norway, he is known as Charles II.[2]

  1. ^ Bain 1911.
  2. ^ a b Langslet, Lars Roar (29 June 2022). "Karl 2". Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022 – via Store norske leksikon.
  3. ^ Article Karl Archived 30 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine in Nordisk familjebok