Charles XV

Charles XV & IV
Charles in 1865
King of Sweden and Norway
Reign8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872
Coronations3 May 1860, Stockholm
5 August 1860, Trondheim
PredecessorOscar I
SuccessorOscar II
Born(1826-05-03)3 May 1826
Stockholm, Sweden
Died18 September 1872(1872-09-18) (aged 46)
Malmö, Sweden
Burial9 October 1872
Spouse
(m. 1850; died 1871)
Issue
Names
Carl Ludvig Eugen
HouseBernadotte
FatherOscar I
MotherJosephine of Leuchtenberg
ReligionChurch of Sweden
EducationUppsala University
Signature

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, and the first to be raised from birth in the Lutheran faith.