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Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden

Heir to the Throne of Sweden · Sweden · On the map · Lived 1768 to 1810 · aged 41

Charles August or Carl August was a Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII, before his sudden death from a stroke. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Governor-general of Norway.

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Knight of the Order of the Elephant
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His name before assuming the Swedish title in 1810 was Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, or Christian August of Augustenburg for short.

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Lived 1768 to 1810 · aged 41