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Charles XIII of Sweden

Stockholm, 7 Oct 1748 – Stockholm, 5 Feb 1818

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Facts and their sources

  • Born7 Oct 1748, Stockholmnot verified1 source
  • TitleCommander of the Life Regiment Cavalry, 1780–1791or Monarch of Sweden, 1809–1818 · Monarch of Norway, 1814–1818not verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Sweden, 1809–1818or Commander of the Life Regiment Cavalry, 1780–1791 · Monarch of Norway, 1814–1818not verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Norway, 1814–1818or Commander of the Life Regiment Cavalry, 1780–1791 · Monarch of Sweden, 1809–1818not verified1 source
  • EventBattle of Hoglandor Revolution of 1772 · assassination of Gustav III of Swedennot verified1 source
  • EventAssassination of Gustav III of Swedenor Revolution of 1772 · Battle of Hoglandnot verified1 source
  • EventRevolution of 1772or Battle of Hogland · assassination of Gustav III of Swedennot verified1 source
  • Died5 Feb 1818, Stockholmnot verified1 source
  • FatherAdolf Fredrik of Swedennot verified1 source
  • MotherLouisa Ulrika of Prussianot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 Oct 1748

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 1772–1798

    3 children are born

  3. 1780–1791

    Commander of the Life Regiment Cavalry

  4. 1809–1818

    Monarch of Sweden

  5. 1814–1818

    Monarch of Norway

  6. 5 Feb 1818

    Dies in Stockholm, aged 69

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1740s · Charles XIII is born in Stockholm

What people wore

Shiny head-cloths for feast days

On feast days, women polished their white linen head-cloths by rubbing them with a smooth glass rod until they were shiny.

Getting around

Special saddles for women riders

Women commonly used special saddles (tvärsadlar) for travel, which allowed them to sit with both legs on the same side of the horse, rather than riding astride.

At the table

Grain-based diet and survival mixtures

Ordinary Swedish families relied on a grain-based diet, consuming bread, porridge, and gruel as their primary energy sources. To extend limited grain supplies during spring, common people frequently mixed their flour with alternative ingredients like chaff, bark, or various plants.

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.In Europe · 1740–1748

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

Music

Rural wedding festivities lasted days

In rural Swedish wedding customs during this era, celebrations often spanned from Sunday to Wednesday, with dancing starting after the first evening meal. Couples typically danced two dances at a time, such as a minuet and a polska, or two polskas.

Daily life

Simple wooden cottage construction

Ordinary rural homes were typically built of wood planks, often with clay packed into the joints to seal gaps, and featured thatched roofs. Inside, peasant cottages typically had only one window on the gable and one on the long wall.

What it cost

Rising cost of rye relative to wages

Between 1770 and 1784, the price of rye was 31 percent higher relative to the wages of day-workers compared to the period of 1735 to 1744.