Charles August Crown Prince of Sweden Royalty

Charles August or Carl August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII, before his sudden death from stroke. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Danish Governor-general of Norway. His name before assuming the Swedish title in 1810 was Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenborg; Christian August of Augustenborg for short.

Personal facts

Charles August Crown Prince of Sweden
Birth dateJuly 09, 1768
Birth place
Augustenborg Denmark , Denmark
Date of deathMay 28, 1810
Place of death
Sweden , Kvidinge
Resting place
Stockholm , Riddarholm Church
Parents
Frederick Christian I Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
TitleCrown Prince of Sweden

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