2-713-790 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Charles XIV John of Sweden, 1804, (1839). 'Bernadotte (Jean-Baptiste-Jules) Prince de Ponte-Corvo, Maréchal de France'. Portrait of Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763-1844, born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl III Johan) from 1818 until his death. French by birth, Bernadotte served a long career in the French Army. He was created a Marshal of France by Napoleon I, though the two had a turbulent relationship. His service to France ended in 1810, when he was elected heir to the Swedish throne. From "Galerie Des Maréchaux De France. Dédiée à l'Armée de Terre et de Mer" (Gallery of the Marshals of France. Dedicated to the Army of Land and Sea), by Charles Gavard. [De Fain, Paris, 1839]