(1807-03-14)14 March 1807 Milan, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Died
7 June 1876(1876-06-07) (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden
Burial
Riddarholmen Church
Spouse
Oscar I of Sweden
(m. 1823; died 1859)
Issue
Charles XV of Sweden Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland Oscar II of Sweden Princess Eugenie Prince August, Duke of Dalarna
Names
Joséphine Maximiliane Eugénie Napoléonne de Beauharnais
House
Beauharnais
Father
Eugène de Beauharnais
Mother
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
Religion
Catholic Church
Signature
Allegory of her arrival in Sweden (1824), by Fredric Westin.
Josephine of Leuchtenberg (Joséphine Maximilienne Eugénie Napoléone de Beauharnais; 14 March 1807 – 7 June 1876), also Josefina, was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 to 8 July 1859 as the wife of King Oscar I. She was also Princess of Bologna from birth and Duchess of Galliera from 1813. She was regarded as politically active during the reign of her spouse and acted as his political adviser, actively participating in government affairs. She is acknowledged as having introduced more liberal laws regarding religion.
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