Oscar I 
Oscar was born on July 4th, 1799 in Paris, Ile de France, FRA. He died at the age of 59 on March 8th, 1859 in Stockholm, Stockholm, SWE.General Notes
Oscar I (1799-1859), king of Sweden and Norway (1844-59), second of the
Bernadotte monarchs, son and successor of Charles XIV John, born in Paris. In
1810 Oscar was made duke of Södermanland when his father was elected crown
prince of Sweden. In 1823 he united the Bernadotte and Bonaparte families by
marrying Joséphine de Beauharnais, the granddaughter of Joséphine de
Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon. Oscar I is noted for the economic and social
reforms that he instituted.
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