H M King Oscar II of Sweden
✶ 21 January 1829 at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
✟ 8 December 1907 at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
knight and commander of the royal orders
21 January 1829
Grand Master 18 September 1872
motto
1) Brödrafolkens väl (The welfare of the brother peoples) 1872
2) Sveriges Väl (The welfare of Sweden) 1905
shield
1) Painted 1829 by C G Eckstein. Extant and kept in Royal armory.
2) Painted 1906 by Carl Högberg.
Date of death added 1907 by B P Hedlund
other awards
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword 1829
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1829
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1829
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1847
Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1866
King Oscar II:s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1897
Instituted Order of the Norwegian Lion 1904
Crown Prince Gustaf V and Crown Princess Victoria Silver Wedding Medal 1906
King Oscar II and Drottnings Sofia’s Golden Wedding Medal 1907
Biography
Third son of Crown Prince Oscar, later King Oscar I. Successor of the throne 1859. Succeeded his brother King Carl XV as King Oscar II 1872. His reign saw the gradual decline of the union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. He was subsequently succeeded as King of Norway by his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII.
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