HRH Crown Prince Johan, Crown Prince of Sweden
✶ 26 January 1763 in Pau, France
✟ 8 March 1844 at The Royal Palace of Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 28 September 1810
Grand Master 5 February 1818
motto
- The happiness of Sweden (1810)
- Folkets kärlek min belöning (The love of the people [is] my reward) (1818)
shield
- Painted 1811 by C G Eckstein. Repainted 1813 and changed 1814 by the same artist. Extant. Kept at the Royal Armoury.
- Painted 1818 by the same artist.
other awards
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword 1810
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (1st class) 1810
Knight of the Royal Order of Charles XIII 1811
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1813
Biography
Crown Prince of Sweden 1810. Adopted by King Karl XIII under the name Karl Johan. Crown Prince of Norway 1814. Succeeded his adoptive father as King Carl XIV Johan 1818.