![A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still](https://preview.redd.it/8a3hqd0qhpn71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=aca9e602a703d9318af5df8568454820bdccab20)
A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still
![Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: August 21: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Marshal, was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: August 21: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Marshal, was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rs1Dl2Pyss/VakuEn741hI/AAAAAAAAJTw/IyLOMEY3PCM/s1600/1.%2Bjoseph-nicolas-jouy-portrait-of-charles-jean-baptiste-bernadotte-1763-1844-after-a-painting-by-francois-joseph-kinson.jpg)
Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: August 21: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Marshal, was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.
![Jean Baptiste Bernadotte - later King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden. | Impero francese, Ritratti maschili, Ritratti Jean Baptiste Bernadotte - later King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden. | Impero francese, Ritratti maschili, Ritratti](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/2b/d0/a52bd0fea3839cec55fe43e80c453c1b.jpg)
Jean Baptiste Bernadotte - later King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden. | Impero francese, Ritratti maschili, Ritratti
![NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/large/mw270641/Charles-XIV-John-King-of-Sweden-Jean-Baptiste-Jules-Bernadotte.jpg)
NPG D47056; Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery
![Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson - SuperStock Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1746/Comp/1746-361.webp)