(1829-01-21)21 January 1829 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died
8 December 1907(1907-12-08) (aged 78) Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Burial
19 December 1907
Riddarholm Church
Spouse
Sophia of Nassau
(m. 1857)
Issue
Gustaf V of Sweden
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
Names
Oscar Fredrik
House
Bernadotte
Father
Oscar I of Sweden
Mother
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Religion
Lutheran
Signature
Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik;[1] 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905.
Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwegian thrones when his brother died in 1872. Oscar II ruled during a time when both countries were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. In 1905, the throne of Norway was transferred to his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII. When Oscar died in 1907, he was succeeded in Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V.
Oscar II is the paternal great-great-grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. King Frederik X of Denmark is Oscar II's descendant through his son Gustaf V. King Harald V of Norway; King Philippe of the Belgians; and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg are also descendants of Oscar II, all through his third son Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland.
^Stockholm City Archives, archive of the Court parish, birth and baptism records, volume C I:5
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