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Bernadotte
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Bernadotte family name of the present royal house of Sweden, founded by Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763–1844), French soldier, king of Sweden (as Charles XIV) 1818–44. One of Napoleon's marshals, he was adopted...
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Bernadotte, Folke, Count
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Bernadotte, Folke, Count (1895–1948) Swedish international mediator. The nephew of Gustav V, he entered the Swedish army...
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Lusitania, Sinking of the
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Disaster: The Sinking of the Lusitania. New York: Putnam, 1982. Ramsay, David. Lusitania: Saga and Myth. London: Chatham, 2001. Bernadotte E. Schmitt / a. e. See also Meuse-Argonne Offensive ; Submarines ; World War I .
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Sussex Case
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Rutgers University Press, 1978. Terraine, John. The U-boat Wars, 1916 – 1945. New York: Putnam, 1989. Bernadotte E. Schmitt / a. e. See also Great Britain, Relations with ; Lusitania, Sinking of the ; World War I ; World War I, Navy...
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Fourteen Points
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Thomas J. To End All Wars: Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Bernadotte E. Schmitt / a. g. See also Germany, Relations with ; House-Grey Memorandum ; League of Nations ; Treaties with Foreign...
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Four-Power Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Imprint, 1991. LaFeber, Walter. The Clash: A History of U.S. – Japanese Relations. New York: Norton, 1997. Bernadotte E. Schmitt / a. g. See also France, Relations with ; Great Britain, Relations with ; Japan, Relations with ; League...
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Charles XIV
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Charles XIV (full name Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte ) (1763–1844) King of Sweden and Norway (1818–44). An active supporter of the French Revolution...
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Revolutionary Wars
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...the Alps, but from 1795, these armies were to conquer Europe. A number of brilliant young officers emerged, for example Bernadotte (later CHARLES XIV of Sweden), Barthélemy Joubert (killed in battle 1799), and above all NAPOLEON . All the...
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Oscar
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...is his grieving widow. The popularity of Macpherson's Ossian made the name Oscar widely known in Europe. After Marshal Bernadotte of France became King Charles XIV of Sweden, he and his wife, Désirée Cleary, daughter of a Dublin...
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Sweden
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...Gustav IV, and elected the aged and childless Charles XIII (1809–18). In 1810 they invited Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte to become crown prince. He subsequently ruled as CHARLES XIV (1818–44), and his descendants have remained...
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