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  1. Napoleon didn't place Bernadotte into becoming Swedish king. Russia attacked Sweden because Sweden refused to join into Napoleons trade embargo on the UK. At the time(1809) France and Russia was allied and Napoleon gave the OK to Russia to attack Sweden. The loss of Finland caused a revolt against Gustav IV Adolf and Sweden got a new king Karl XIII but he was old and had no children. So one had to find a king to be....first they picked a danish prince but he fell off a horse and died. smile.gif In Europe politics had changed so now France and Russia was no longer allied. The next candidate to be king was Bernadotte, Sweden thought that a french general as king could help to form an pact with France against Russia so Finland could be retaken. Good Idea but before things was set up for a war Napoleon attacked Russia and lost. So Bernadotte who didn't like Napoleon very much formed a pact with Russia against France and Denmark. The idea was to accept the loss of Finland but to get Norway insteed. Norway became Swedish 1814 but to avoid bad feelings with Norway that wanted to be independent, a union was formed that lasted to 1905. Norway has been a free country for 100 years now! Well not 1941-45 as you all know...

    [ June 05, 2005, 05:06 AM: Message edited by: Rannug ]

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