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Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (Pau, 26 gennaio 1763 – Stoccolma, 8 marzo 1844) è stato un generale francese, divenuto poi Maresciallo del Primo Impero francese, Principe di Pontecorvo e quindi Re di Svezia come Carlo XIV Giovanni e Re di Norvegia Carlo III Giovanni.
In Norway, he is known as Charles III John (Norwegian: Karl III Johan) and before he became royalty in Sweden, his name was Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. During the Napoleonic Wars, he participated in several battles as a Marshal of France.
Mörner approached Bernadotte since he respected his military ability, his skillful and humane administration of Hanover and the Hanseatic towns, and his charitable treatment of Swedish prisoners in Germany.
Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte ( Pau, 26 gennaio 1763 – Stoccolma, 8 marzo 1844) è stato un generale francese, divenuto poi Maresciallo del Primo Impero francese, Principe di Pontecorvo e quindi Re di Svezia come Carlo XIV Giovanni e Re di Norvegia Carlo III Giovanni.
Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte regnerà come re Carlo XIV Giovanni di Svezia e Carlo III Giovanni di Norvegia dal 5 febbraio 1818 fino alla sua morte, l'8 marzo 1844.
An impressively tall and handsome figure, apparently much given to boasting, Bernadotte was one of Napoleon's least aggressive commanders. His corps was at Ulm and Austerlitz in 1805, but he was threatened with court martial the next year when it failed to join the Battle of Auerstedt.
The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John of Sweden. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder was born in Pau in southern France as Jean Bernadotte.
