# Charles XIV John of Sweden

> A French marshal who fought for Napoleon became king of Sweden — and defeated his former emperor. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte's improbable career arc bent from the battlefields of Austerlitz to the throne of Scandinavia, where he founded a dynasty that still reigns.

*King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/charles-xiv-john-of-sweden

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1763-01-26
- **Died:** 1844-03-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Pau in 1763, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte joined the French Royal Army at seventeen and rose through Revolutionary fervor to brigadier general by 1794. His turbulent relationship with Napoleon didn't prevent a marshal's baton or the title Prince of Pontecorvo after Austerlitz. Then in 1810 came the strangest turn: a Swedish courtier campaigned to make this French general heir to childless Charles XIII, and the Riksdag agreed. Renamed Charles John, he became regent and de facto ruler almost immediately. When Napoleon invaded Swedish Pomerania in 1812, the former marshal engineered the Sixth Coalition, co-wrote the Trachenberg Plan, and commanded the army that shattered French forces at Leipzig. He invaded Denmark to secure Norway for Sweden under the Treaty of Kiel, then crushed Norwegian resistance in nineteen days — Sweden's last war. He ascended the throne in 1818 and reigned twenty-six years, the first Bernadotte in a line unbroken to this day.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 64.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 27.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 64.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #178

## Topics
#Historical Figures, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #France, #Europe, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XIV_John_of_Sweden)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52927)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Charles%20XIV%20John%20of%20Sweden)
- [Carl XIV Swēona Cyning](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_XIV_Sw%C4%93ona_Cyning)
- [Carlos XIV Chuan de Suecia](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_XIV_Chuan_de_Suecia)
- [كارل الرابع عشر يوهان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [كارل الاربعتاشر يوهان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Carlos XIV Xuan de Suecia](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_XIV_Xuan_de_Suecia)
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- [XIV Karl İohann](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIV_Karl_%C4%B0ohann)
- [Карл XIV Юган](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_XIV_%D0%AE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)
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- [Карл XIV Йохан (Швеция)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_XIV_%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bernadotte)
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- [Карл XIV Юхан](https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_XIV_%D0%AE%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Karel XIV.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_XIV.)
- [Karl 14. Johan af Sverige](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_14._Johan_af_Sverige)
- [Karl XIV. Johann (Schweden)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_XIV._Johann_(Schweden))
- [Κάρολος ΙΔ΄ Ιωάννης της Σουηδίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%94%CE%84_%CE%99%CF%89%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B7%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Charles XIV John](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XIV_John)
- [Karolo la 14-a Johano (Svedio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolo_la_14-a_Johano_(Svedio))
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- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Jules_Bernadotte)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karol_XIV_Jan)
- [Wikiquote](https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_XIV_%D0%88%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)

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