Oscar I

Oscar I (1799-1859), king of Sweden and Norway (1844-59), second of the Bernadotte monarchs, son and successor of Charles XIV John, born in Paris. In 1810 Oscar was made Duke of Södermanland when his father was elected crown prince of Sweden. In 1823 he united the Bernadotte and Bonaparte families by marrying Joséphine de Beauharnais, the granddaughter of Joséphine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon. Oscar I is noted for the economic and social reforms that he instituted.