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Rh SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

Reigning Sovereign and Family.

Carl XV., King of Sweden and Norway, born May 3, 1826, the son of King Oscar I. and of Queen Josephine, daughter of Prince Eugene of Leuchtenberg. In consequence of the prolonged illness of his father, appointed Prince Regent of Sweden and Norway by royal decree, September 25, 1857. Ascended the throne, at the death of King Oscar I., July 8, 1859; took the oath to the constitution of Norway, at Christiania, Oct. 6, 1859; crowned King of Sweden at Stockholm, May 3, 1860. Married, June 19, 1850, to

Lowisa, Queen of Sweden and Norway, born Aug. 5, 1828, the eldest daughter of Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, uncle of the reigning King of the Netherlands. Offspring of the union is a daughter, Lowisa, born Oct. 31, 1851; married July 28, 1869, to Prince Frederik, eldest son of the King of Denmark.

Brothers and Sister of the King.—1. Oscar, Duke of Ostergothland, heir-apparent, born Jan. 21, 1829, the second surviving son of Kino- Oscar I.; lieutenant-general in the armies of Sweden and Norway, and vice-admiral in the Swedish-Norwegian fleet. Married June 6, 1857, to Sophia, Princess of Nassau, born July 9, 1836, daughter of the late Duke Wilhelm of Nassau. Offspring of the union are four sons; namely, Gustaf, Duke of Wermland, born June 16, 1858; Oscar, Duke of Gothland, born Nov. 15, 1859; Carl, Duke of Westergothland, born Feb. 27, 1861, and Eugene, Duke of Nericia, born Aug. 1, 1865. 2. Eugenia, Princess of Sweden and Norway, born April 24, 1830. 3. August, Duke of Dalecarlia, born Aug. 24, 1831, major-general in the army of Sweden and Norway; married Aug. 16, 1864, to Princess Theresa, born Dec. 21, 1836, daughter of the late Duke Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg.

King Carl XV. is the third sovereign of the House of Ponte Corvo, and grandson of General Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte Corvo, who was elected heir-apparent of the crown of Sweden by the Parliament of the kingdom, Aug. 21, 1810, and ascended the throne