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Carl XV of Sweden

Died on August 19, 1872

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Charles XV and IV (Carl Ludvig Eugen; 3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden as Charles XV (Swedish: Karl XV) and King of Norway as Charles IV (Norwegian: Carl IV) from 1859 until his death in 1872. Charles was the third Swedish monarch from the House of Bernadotte.

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