Oscar II of Sweden

Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. He was the third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. Through his mother he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden and of a sister of Charles X of Sweden.

Children

King Oscar II was married to Sophia of Nassau. Their children were:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• King Gustav V (1858-1950)
• Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, later Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg (1859-1953)
• Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861-1951)
• Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke (1865-1947)

His eldest son, Oscar Gustaf Adolf, duke of Värmland, succeeded him as King Gustav V of Sweden. His second son, Oscar, resigned his royal rights on his marriage in 1888 with a lady-in-waiting, Miss Ebba Munck, when he assumed the title of Prince Bernadotte and from 1892 he was known as Count Wisborg. The king's other sons were Charles, duke of Västergötland, who married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark; and Eugén, duke of Närke well known as an artist.

Related Topics:
Oscar Gustaf Adolf - Värmland - Bernadotte - Wisborg - Västergötland - Eugén - Närke

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

As King of Norway, he was after the events of 1905 succeeded by his great-nephew Prince Carl of Denmark, grandson of his late elder brother King Charles, who ascended the Norwegian throne in 1905 with reign name Haakon VII.

Related Topics:
King of Norway - Carl of Denmark - Haakon VII

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Harald V of Norway, the great-grandson of Oscar II (grandson of his third son duke of Västergötland), succeeded in 1991 to the throne of Norway once held by his great-grandfather, Oscar himself.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~