![Histoire : l'incroyable destin de Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, l'autre roi palois - La République des Pyrénées.fr Histoire : l'incroyable destin de Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, l'autre roi palois - La République des Pyrénées.fr](https://media.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/16159536/1000x625/bernadotte.jpg?v=1691398760)
Histoire : l'incroyable destin de Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, l'autre roi palois - La République des Pyrénées.fr
![TIL that the French soldier Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family TIL that the French soldier Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family](https://external-preview.redd.it/a8cPYgveaHf8OAlvMgyUANC0Pa_suqic8O20k6QOW8w.jpg?auto=webp&s=112574e692fa9849985f67295c978cff81b33fb8)
TIL that the French soldier Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family
![Charles XIV John,Karl XIV Johan, born Jean Bernadotte, 26 January... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images Charles XIV John,Karl XIV Johan, born Jean Bernadotte, 26 January... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1314603035/fr/photo/charles-xiv-john-karl-xiv-johan-born-jean-bernadotte-26-january-1763-8-march-1844-king-of.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=_l5VNIGsXNac8zr2IinNdbbrcuaYBJgMhv9hISG6EGY=)
Charles XIV John,Karl XIV Johan, born Jean Bernadotte, 26 January... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images
![Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson - SuperStock Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1746/Comp/1746-361.webp)
Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) French revolutionary soldier., Engraving after portrait by FJ Kinson - SuperStock
![Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: August 21: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Marshal, was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: August 21: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Marshal, was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rs1Dl2Pyss/VakuEn741hI/AAAAAAAAJTw/IyLOMEY3PCM/s1600/1.%2Bjoseph-nicolas-jouy-portrait-of-charles-jean-baptiste-bernadotte-1763-1844-after-a-painting-by-francois-joseph-kinson.jpg)