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Gustaf Jacob Af Dalström
Gustaf Jacob af Dalström was a Swedish military officer and civil servant. He faught during the Finnish War and the War of the Sixth Coalition later in 1849 he bcame the governor of Gotland. Biography Gustaf Jacob af Dalström was the son of the parish priest Erik Dahlström and his wife Christina Julin and married in 1816 to Anna Christina Hållander. He was the father of the military commander Oskar af Dalström. Military career Dalström became an ensign in the Upplands Land Guard in 1808, he participated with distinction in the Finnish War and became a lieutenant after the Battle of Lemo on 19 August 1808. In 1813 he was appointed captain of the Älvsborg Regiment and in 1818 became a major in the General Staff colonel in 1831 and promoted to major general in 1848. In the War of the Sixth Coalition Dalström participated as chief of staff in the 4th Brigade and was severely wounded in the Combat of Roßlau. In 1833 Dalström was knighted, and from 1821 to 1836, he served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles XV
Charles XV also Carl (''Carl Ludvig Eugen''); Swedish: ''Karl XV'' and Norwegian: ''Karl IV'' (3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden (''Charles XV'') and Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his death in 1872. Though known as King Charles XV in Sweden (and also on contemporary Norwegian coins), he was actually the ninth Swedish king by that name, as his predecessor Charles IX (reigned 1604–1611) had adopted a numeral according to a fictitious history of Sweden. Charles XV was the third Swedish monarch from the House of Bernadotte and the first one to be born in Sweden. Biography Early life He was born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, in 1826 and dubbed Duke of Scania at birth. Born the eldest son of Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden and his wife Crown Princess Josephine, he would be second in line to the throne of his grandfather, the ruling King Charles XIV John of Sweden. During his childhood he was placed in the care of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
