Charles XV

King of Sweden and Norway

3 May 1826 Stockholm, Sweden

18 September 1872(1872-09-18) (46) Malmö, Sweden

NamesCarl Ludvig Eugen

King of Sweden and Norway from 1859 to 1872 King of Sweden and Norway Charles XVCharles XV photographed by Mathias Hansen around 1865King of Sweden and NorwayReign8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872Coronations3 May 1860, Stockholm 5 August 1860, TrondheimPredecessorOscar ISuccessorOscar IIBorn(1826-05-03 ) 3 May 1826 Stockholm, SwedenDied18 September 1872(1872-09-18) (aged 46) Malmö, SwedenBurial9 October 1872 RiddarholmskyrkanSpouseLouise of the Netherlands ​ ​(m. 1850; died 1871)​Issue Louise, Queen of Denmark Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland HouseBernadotteFatherOscar IMotherJosephine of LeuchtenbergReligionChurch of Sweden 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 accurately as Charles IV, from 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.