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Charles XV

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Charles XV & IV
Karl XV in the mid-1860s
King of Sweden and Norway
Reign8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872
Coronation3 May 1860, Stockholm
5 August 1860, Trondheim
PredecessorOscar I
SuccessorOscar II
Born(1826-05-03)3 May 1826
Stockholm
Died18 September 1872(1872-09-18) (aged 46)
Malmö
Burial
SpouseLouise of the Netherlands
IssueLouise, Queen of Denmark
Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland
Full name
Carl Ludvig Eugen
HouseHouse of Bernadotte
FatherOscar I
MotherJosephine of Leuchtenberg
ReligionLutheranism

Charles XV & IV also Carl (Carl Ludvig Eugen); Swedish and Norwegian: Karl, born 3 May 1826, dead 18 September 1872, was a Swedish monarch. He was the King of Sweden (Charles XV) and Norway (Charles IV) from 1859 until his death in 1872.[1]

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  1. "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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Karl XV/IV
Born: 3 May 1826 Died: 18 September 1872
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Oscar I
King of Sweden and Norway
1859–1872
Succeeded by
Oscar II
Titles of nobility
New title Duke of Skåne
1826–1859
Vacant
Title next held by
Gustav Adolf
Political offices
Preceded by
Severin Løvenskiold
Prime Minister of Norway
1856
Succeeded by
Jørgen Herman Vogt
Preceded by
Jørgen Herman Vogt
Prime Minister of Norway
1857