Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (4 July 1799 ? 8 July 1859), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden, Oscar and his mother moved from Paris to Stockholm (June 1811) . Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte. Oscar's mother was Désirée Clary, Napoleon Bonaparte's first fiancée. Engraving by Ida Falander (1842-1927), published in Starbäck, Bäckström: Be.
Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (4 July 1799 ? 8 July 1859), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden, Oscar and his mother moved from Paris to Stockholm (June 1811) . Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte. Oscar's mother was Désirée Clary, Napoleon Bonaparte's first fiancée. Engraving by Ida Falander (1842-1927), published in Starbäck, Bäckström: Be