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Events on Friday 8 March 1844 2
1763 – 1844Charles XIV JohnJean-Baptiste BernadotteA French Marshal under Napoleon elected to the Swedish throne. He founded the current dynasty.
1844Oscar I becomes King of Sweden and NorwaySucceeds his father Charles XIV JohnOscar I succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway on the death of his father, the former French marshal Bernadotte. His reign brought moderate liberal reforms, including equal inheritance rights for women in Sweden.