Charles I of the United Kingdoms of Scandinavia
| Charles I | |||||
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| King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden | |||||
| Reign | 3 December 1839 - 11 February 1845 | ||||
| Coronation | 20 February 1840 | ||||
| Predecessor | Title established | ||||
| Successor | Charles II | ||||
| King of Sweden and Norway | |||||
| Reign | 5 February 1818 - 3 December 1839 | ||||
| Coronation | 11 May 1818 | ||||
| Predecessor | Charles XIII and II | ||||
| Successor | Himself (as King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | ||||
| Governor-general of Norway | |||||
| Tenure | 25 July 1809 - 11 January 1810 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jacob Benzon | ||||
| Successor | Prince Frederik of Hesse | ||||
| Born | Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenborg 9 July 1768 Augustenborg Palace, Augustenborg, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 19 February 1845 (aged 76) Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
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| Spouse | Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark | ||||
| Issue | Charles II | ||||
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| House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
| Father | Friedrich Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
| Mother | Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön | ||||
| Religion | Church of Denmark | ||||
Charles I, or Carl I (9 July 1768 - 11 February 1845) was the first King of the United Kingdoms of Scandinavia. Originally a Danish prince serving as the Governor-general of Norway, he was adopted by the childless King Charles XIII of Sweden, whom he later succeeded upon the latter's death. On November 4th 1814, during the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars, as the Swedish crown prince, he led a peaceful conquest of Norway from his former Danish overlord, King Frederick VI of Denmark. Ultimately, upon the latter's own death in 1839, which had left the Danish throne temporarily vacant due to the former king's lack of natural heirs, Charles, then the King of Sweden-Norway was elected as the new King of Denmark, thereby unifying the three Scandinavian kingdoms once more under one respective ruler since Sweden's own secession from the [revious Kalmar Union in 1539.