Josephine of Leuchtenberg

Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Portrait by Friedrich Dürck, c. 1858
Queen consort of Sweden and Norway
Tenure8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859
Coronation28 September 1844 (Sweden)
Born(1807-03-14)14 March 1807
Milan, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Died7 June 1876(1876-06-07) (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1823; died 1859)
IssueCharles XV of Sweden
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland
Oscar II of Sweden
Princess Eugenie
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna
Names
Joséphine Maximiliane Eugénie Napoléonne de Beauharnais
HouseBeauharnais
FatherEugène de Beauharnais
MotherPrincess Augusta of Bavaria
ReligionCatholic Church
SignatureJosephine of Leuchtenberg's signature
Allegory of her arrival in Sweden (1824), by Fredric Westin.

Josephine of Leuchtenberg (Joséphine Maximilienne Eugénie Napoléone de Beauharnais; 14 March 1807 – 7 June 1876), also Josefina, was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 to 8 July 1859 as the wife of King Oscar I. She was also Princess of Bologna from birth and Duchess of Galliera from 1813. She was regarded as politically active during the reign of her spouse and acted as his political adviser, actively participating in government affairs. She is acknowledged as having introduced more liberal laws regarding religion.