![Day in History – February 5: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Becomes King of Sweden and Norway | Artemisia's Royal Den Day in History – February 5: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Becomes King of Sweden and Norway | Artemisia's Royal Den](https://artemisiasroyalden.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/picture-11.jpg)
Day in History – February 5: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Becomes King of Sweden and Norway | Artemisia's Royal Den
![Bernadotte Jean-Baptiste-Jules Prince de Ponte-Carvo Marechal de France le 19 Mai 1804 - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search Bernadotte Jean-Baptiste-Jules Prince de Ponte-Carvo Marechal de France le 19 Mai 1804 - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search](https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2016/02/25/bernadotte-jean-baptiste-jules-prince-de-ponte-carvo-marechal-de-france-le-1024.jpg)
Bernadotte Jean-Baptiste-Jules Prince de Ponte-Carvo Marechal de France le 19 Mai 1804 - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search
![Bernadotte (One of Napoleon's marshals; later the Crown Prince and King of Sweden (legitimately; he was not one of Napoleon's pu… | Maarschalk, Zweden, Geschiedenis Bernadotte (One of Napoleon's marshals; later the Crown Prince and King of Sweden (legitimately; he was not one of Napoleon's pu… | Maarschalk, Zweden, Geschiedenis](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d6/a3/76/d6a376996d8a4489eb2c80034235a4d9.jpg)
Bernadotte (One of Napoleon's marshals; later the Crown Prince and King of Sweden (legitimately; he was not one of Napoleon's pu… | Maarschalk, Zweden, Geschiedenis
![A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still](https://i.redd.it/8a3hqd0qhpn71.jpg)
A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still
The Age of Napoleon on Twitter: "On this day in 1818, former Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte became King Karl XIV Johan of Sweden. A remarkable transformation for a former Jacobin https://t.co/iGiRkId0Z5" /
![NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/large/mw270641/Charles-XIV-John-King-of-Sweden-Jean-Baptiste-Jules-Bernadotte.jpg)
NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery
![File:Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, lieutenent au 36e régiment de ligne en 1792 (1764-1844).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, lieutenent au 36e régiment de ligne en 1792 (1764-1844).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Jean-Baptiste-Jules_Bernadotte%2C_lieutenent_au_36e_r%C3%A9giment_de_ligne_en_1792_%281764-1844%29.jpg/800px-Jean-Baptiste-Jules_Bernadotte%2C_lieutenent_au_36e_r%C3%A9giment_de_ligne_en_1792_%281764-1844%29.jpg)