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  Oscar I of Sweden - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (July 4, 1799 - July 8, 1859) was the only son of General Bernadotte, afterwards King Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway, and his wife, Eugenie Desirée Clary, afterwards Queen Desideria.
Most of the legislation during Oscar I's reign aimed at improving the economic position of Sweden, and the Riksdag of the Estates, in its address to him in 1857, rightly declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors.
As early as 1850 Oscar I had conceived the plan of a dynastic union of the three Scandinavian kingdoms, but such difficulties presented themselves that the scheme had to be abandoned.
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Oscar I of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
OSCAR I (July 4, 1799 - July 8, 1859), king of Sweden and Norway, was the son of General Bernadotte, afterwards King Charles XIV of Sweden, and his wife, Eugenie Desirée Clary, afterwards Queen Desideria[?].
Most of the legislation during Oscar I's reign aimed at improving the economic position of Sweden, and the Riksdag of the Estates, in its address to him in 1857, rightly declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors.
Oscar I left four sons, of whom two, Carl (Charles XV of Sweden) and Oskar Fredrik (Oscar II of Sweden), succeeded him to the throne.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Oscar II of Sweden
King Karl XV of Sweden, Carl IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.
King Gustav V of Sweden, Oscar Gustaf Adolf (June 16, 1858 - October 29, 1950), was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and Sophia of Nassau.
Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl August (November 15, 1859 - October 4, 1953), Duke of Gotlandia, was the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.
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 Oscar II
Oscar II, king of Sweden and Norway, son of Oscar I, was born at Stockholm on the 21st of January 1829.
His works, which included his speeches, translations of Herder's Cid and Goethe's Torquato Tasso, and a play, Castle Cronberg, were collected in two volumes in 1875-76, and a larger edition, in three volumes, appeared in 1885-88.
His eldest son, Oscar Gustavus Adolphus, duke of Wärmland, succeeded him as Gustav V.
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 Sweden Vacations - Hotels Sweden - Sweden Hotels
Sweden is a country that is well known for its weather.
There are many things to do indoors in the bigger cities in Sweden, such as Stockholm, indoor attractions such a museums and other attractions can be quite popular at all times of the year.
If you are interested in visiting Sweden, you should plan your trip according to the kinds of things that you would like to do there.
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 virtualsweden.se - panoramaimages from Sweden -
The Sager House is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden.
Rising 42 meters from the ground it is the highest lighthouse in Sweden.
Södra Länken is Sweden's largest road tunnel construction ever and the most extensive road project undertaken in the Stockholm region since Essingeleden was built in the 1960's.
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 Saving Together by Richard Douthwaite - JAK interest free bank in Sweden
Oscar’s bank has the unthreatening name of JAK—the initials stand for land, labor, and capital in Swedish—but it is founded on a revolutionary premise: it doesn’t charge interest.
While the Danish JAK banks are prevented by law from accepting deposits and making loans to people outside their local areas, Oscar’s bank serves all Sweden from a single office in Skovde, a town in the center of the country 180 miles west of Stockholm.
Eva Stenius, whose husband, Per Almgren, had established Sweden’s JAK 25 years earlier using the model developed in Denmark, discovered Oscar when he organized a JAK study circle in his district and invited her to speak.
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  Progress And Prosperity - Oscar II
King Oscar with his crowns had received as an inheritance two important problems to be solved—the reorganization of the Swedish army and the settlement of the difficulties in the relations between the two states of the Union.
Sweden maintains her reputation as being the country of song through the 'compositions by Hedenblad, Kcerling, Svedbom, Sjœgren and Arlberg, while Sœderman has brought the form of the ballad, based on national folk music, to the highest development.
King Oscar II., in the jubilee year of 1897, which marked the completion of a quarter of a century of his reign, received innumerable proofs of the love of the two nations under his rule and of the high esteem in which he is held by the governments and citizens of foreign countries.
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 Oscar II of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Fredrik (January 21, 1829 - December 8, 1907) was the third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway.
While the King and the Royal Court resided mostly in Sweden, Oscar made the effort of learning to be fluent in Norwegian and from the very beginning he realized the essential difficulties in the maintenance of the union between the two countries.
Harald V of Norway, the great-grandson of Oscar II (grandson of his third son duke of Westrogothia), succeeded in 1991 to the throne of Norway once held by his great-grandfather, Oscar himself.
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 Oscar I of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (July 4, 1799–July 8, 1859), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death.
Most of the legislation during Oscar I's reign aimed at improving the economic position of Sweden, and the Riksdag of the Estates, in its address to him in 1857, rightly declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors.
As early as 1850 Oscar I had conceived the plan of a dynastic union of the three Scandinavian kingdoms, but such difficulties presented themselves that the scheme had to be abandoned.
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 Oscar II of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
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 RootsWeb: GEN-FR-L Re: Descendants of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
RootsWeb: GEN-FR-L Re: Descendants of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway
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 OSCAR II. OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY - LoveToKnow Article on OSCAR II. OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Most of the legislation during Oscar I.'s reign aimed at improving the economic position of Sweden, and the riksdag, in its address to him in 1857, rightly declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors.
As early as 1850 Oscar I. had conceived the plan of a dynastic union of the three northern kingdoms, but such difficulties presented themselves that the scheme had to be abandoned.
Oscar I. left four sons, of whom two, Carl (Charles XV.) and Oskar Fredrik (Oscar II.), succeeded to his throne.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OS/OSCAR_II_OF_SWEDEN_AND_NORWAY.htm   (1296 words)

  
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Oscar II (1829-1907), king of Sweden and Norway, son of Oscar I of Sweden, was born in Stockholm on January 21, 1829.
He succeeded his brother Charles XV of Sweden, on the September 18, 1872, and was crowned in the Norwegian cathedral of Trondheim on July 18, 1873.
While the King and the Royal Court resided in Sweden, Oscar made the effort of learning to be fluent in Norwegian and from the very beginning he realized the essential difficulties in the maintenance of the union between the two countries.
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 Charles XV of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
King Karl XV of Sweden, Carl IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.
Sweden's existing communal law (1862), ecclesiastical law (1863) and criminal law (1864) were enacted appropriately enough under the direction of a king whose motto was: Land skall med lag byggas - "With law shall the land be built".
He was followed on the both thrones of Norway and Sweden by his brother Oscar II.
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 Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg216
Martha of Sweden Crown Princess was born 1901 and died 1954.
Astrid of Sweden Princess was born 17 Nov 1905 and died 29 Aug 1935.
Carl Gustaf Oscar Prince of Sweden was born 10 Jan 1911.
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 Charles XV of Sweden: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Charles XV of Sweden
Charles XV (May 3, 1826 - October 18, 1872), king of Sweden and Norway, eldest son of Oscar I, king of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg[?], was born on May 3, 1826.
Sweden’s existing communal law (1862), ecclesiastical law (1863) and criminal law (1864) were enacted appropriately enough under the direction.
Their son, Prince Carl, was elected king of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union of Norway and Sweden in 1905 under the name Haakon VII.
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 Sweden-Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
In Norway it was a part of constitutional law known as "Rigsakten", and in Sweden it was a set of provisions under regular law and was known as "Riksakten".
Sweden and Norway had previously been united under the same crown on two occasions, from 1319 to 1343, and briefly from 1449 to 1450 in opposition to Christian of Oldenburg who by the Danes was elected king of the Kalmar Union.
Both parliaments revoked the Act of Union October 16, and the deposed king Oscar II of Sweden renounced his claim to the Norwegian throne and recognized Norway as an independent kingdom on October 26.
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 british monarchy - mong55 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Prince Charles of Sweden was born in 1861 and died in 1951.
Oscar Count of Wisborg was born in 1859 and died in 1953.
Oscar I King of Sweden [Parents] was born on 04 Jul 1799 in Paris.
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 OSCAR I. OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY - LoveToKnow Article on OSCAR I. OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
(1829-1907), king of Sweden and Norway, son of Oscar I., was born at Stockholm on the 2ist of January 1829.
The political events which led up to the final crisis in 1905, by which the thrones were separated, are dealt with in the historical articles under NORWAY and SWEDEN: But it may be said that the peaceful solution eventually adopted could hardly have been attained but for the tact and patience of the king himself.
His " Contributions to the Military History of Sweden in the Years 1711, 1712, 1713," originally appeared in the Annals of the Academy, and were printed separately in 1865.
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 GENEAL11's Home Page
Oscar cultivated the land and was a poultry rancher.
Oscar and Charlotte resided on Lemolo Beach Road in Poulsbo, Kitsap Co., WA in 1910, according to the U.S. Census.
Oscar Holmberg died 16 1931 at Seattle General Hospital in Seattle, King Co., WA of cancer of the prostate, with bronchopneumonia contributing.
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 Charles XIV John of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1808, as governor of the Hanseatic towns, he was to have directed the expedition against Sweden, via the Danish islands, but the plan came to nought because of the want of transports and the defection of the Spanish contingent.
After the defeats of Lützen (2 May 1813) and Bautzen (21 May 1813), it was the Swedish crown prince who put fresh heart into the allies; and at the conference of Trachenberg he drew up the general plan for the campaign which began after the expiration of the truce of Plaswitz.
He was succeeded by his son, Oscar I of Sweden and Norway.
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 Gustav V of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
King Gustav V of Sweden, Oscar Gustaf Adolf (June 16, 1858 - October 29, 1950), was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.
She was the granddaughter of Sofia of Sweden, and her marriage to Gustav V united the reigning Bernadotte dynasty with the former royal house of Vasa.
During a series of scandals in the 1950s known as the Haijby affair, which was in turn a continuation of the Kejne affair, it came to public knowledge that the king was, and had always been a bisexual.
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 Charles XV of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.
Sweden's existing communal law (1862), ecclesiastical law (1863) and criminal law (1864) were enacted appropriately enough under the direction of a king whose motto was: Land skall med lag byggas - "Land shall be built upon laws".
He was followed on the throne by his brother Oscar II.
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 Sweden - Uncyclopedia
Sweden is ruled by the witless but untalented monarch Godrun Scywoman (originally Scyman; changed it after becoming feminist), sitting chained forever on her looking-glass throne.
The self-possessed ruler of the Queerdom of Sweden.
Sweden is the home of Abba who won consecutive Eurovision Song Contest victories in 1966-67 when it was known as the European Cup.
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