Oscar II

King of Sweden

21 January 1829 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden

8 December 1907(1907-12-08) (78) Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden

NamesOscar Fredrik

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905 For other uses, see Oscar II (disambiguation). King of Sweden Oscar IIKing of SwedenReign18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907 Coronation12 May 1873PredecessorCharles XVSuccessorGustaf VKing of NorwayReign18 September 1872 – 26 October 1905 Coronation18 July 1873PredecessorCharles IVSuccessorHaakon VIIBorn(1829-01-21 ) 21 January 1829 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, SwedenDied8 December 1907(1907-12-08) (aged 78) Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, SwedenBurial19 December 1907 Riddarholm ChurchSpouseSophia of Nassau ​(m. 1857)​IssueGustaf V of Sweden Prince Oscar Bernadotte Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Eugen, Duke of NärkeHouseBernadotteFatherOscar I of SwedenMotherJosephine of LeuchtenbergReligionChurch of Sweden Church of NorwaySignature Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907, and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar II was King during a time when both Sweden and Norway were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. He was subsequently succeeded as King of Norway by his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII, and as King of Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V. Oscar II is the paternal great-great-grandfather of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden since 1973. Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark is his descendant through his son Gustaf V. Harald V, King of Norway since 1991, Philippe, King of the Belgians since 2013, and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg since 2000, are also descendants of Oscar II, all through his third son Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland.