tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post9205443389850538474..comments2023-08-02T17:27:46.030+02:00Comments on Anna's Adornments: French Marshal Founded Dynasty in Sweden - French ObsessionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-3111612959089919692010-10-05T11:01:03.787+02:002010-10-05T11:01:03.787+02:00Hi Anna. Sorry to post here. Please delete or reje...Hi Anna. Sorry to post here. Please delete or reject my comment if need be :)<br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that my Game FreakZ (http://www.gamefreakzweb.com) blog is no longer active.<br /><br />However my other blogs will still remain live. <br /><br />If you could remove it from your blogroll that would be great.<br /><br />Thank you for your support over the years. Hope you will still continue to visit me at my other places.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563154621614376842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-4581596185508977372010-10-05T03:05:27.502+02:002010-10-05T03:05:27.502+02:00Wow! You were very busy! ;)Wow! You were very busy! ;)Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-76893592327801563732010-10-04T10:35:23.896+02:002010-10-04T10:35:23.896+02:00I loved this! You did a great job! Great and inter...I loved this! You did a great job! Great and interesting history!<br />You made me laugh too :)<br />So sad that she never learned the language :(<br />It really looks like she had a hard time :(<br />Beautiful post! I always enjoy them and thank you for linking! You are the best.<br />XO<br />FrenchyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337300945942086993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-14436564740166040502010-10-04T04:27:09.833+02:002010-10-04T04:27:09.833+02:00Ann
Dear Ann,
Thanks for stopping by!
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Jean
...<b>Ann</b><br />Dear Ann,<br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />------<br /><b>Jean</b><br />Dear Jean,<br />Thank you for visiting and commenting.<br />Yes, isn't history fascinating?<br />To be a little more acturate, this is not the beginning of the Swedish monarchy. It is the beginning of this 'dynasty', that is with the surname 'Bernadotte'.<br />If you click on the link to the family tree, you will see that princesses with liniage from older dynasties married into this family and gave links back to earlier royalty.<br />------<br /><b>FishHawk</b><br />Dear FishHawk,<br />Yes, of course! Sara Cat is at my side now! She is always willing to lend a paw, especially when it comes to longer posts that need proof-reading. She saw some typos in this post that I have now corrected.<br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />------<br /><b>Susan</b><br />Dear Susan,<br />Thank you for you comment. Yes and no. The name Bernadotte is French, and Carl Johan and his son and grandson sure looked French, but as princesses from other royal families married into this family they start to look a little more Swedish or Northern German. But then with Queen Silvia's brown eyes, Prince Carl Phillip looks a little more French. (Sorry, I don't have a picture of him here. He's real cute. He looks a little like Orlando Bloom, except better!)<br /><br />The Royal Houses of Europe are interesting to study from both a geneological and a genetic point of view. Queen Victoria of England had so many children who married into other the other royal families of Europe, that for a time, they were all more or less related. And being related to each other did have a purpose. You don't start a war against your own kin!<br /><br />You can see this in the information that I have borrowed from Wikipedia. The fact that Jean Baptiste Bernadotte was married to a relative of Napolean, saved his life when he disobeyed Napolean and more or less had to leave France. <br /><br />He was probably happy to get the offer from the Swedish Riksdag (=Parlament). I think he even tried to learn a little Swedish, even if everyone around him could speak French, at that time. (There are lots of stories related to linguistic misunderstandings. I thought about including one or two on this post, but decided not to, because you almost have to know both Swedish and a little French to understand what's funny.)<br /><br />All in all most historians seem to think that Carl XIV Johan was a good king who brought stability to Sweden at a time when there was something of a crisis. <br /><br />The Bernadottes seem to have been/and still are intelligent and even artistic individuals. You can see this when you look at the children who did not become ruling monarchs. Several became artists or designers. Prince Eugen (1865-1847) is a good exemple. There are several others and even in the younger generation. My guess is that Prince Carl Phillip may become a designer or artist of some kind, since it is his older sister, Victoria, who will be Queen one day.<br /><br />------<br />Thank you all wonderful people for your kind words!<br />Anna<br />Sara Cat sends purrs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-80277359697177462812010-10-04T00:37:11.870+02:002010-10-04T00:37:11.870+02:00Interesting history!
Sweden's Royal line is ac...Interesting history!<br />Sweden's Royal line is actually French, I did not know this.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />:)<br />Peace,<br />SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623256635644408139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-80457340135318872972010-10-03T15:01:43.172+02:002010-10-03T15:01:43.172+02:00This is a really impressive piece! Did Sara Cat h...This is a really impressive piece! Did Sara Cat help with the research?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-35540572482780250492010-10-03T14:12:52.124+02:002010-10-03T14:12:52.124+02:00I have always loved history. Thanks for the inform...I have always loved history. Thanks for the informative post about Sweden's Monarchy beginnings. Loved the pictures!jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646599654892446019.post-10208746765015044172010-10-03T13:33:14.924+02:002010-10-03T13:33:14.924+02:00A very grand look at the royal family. Thanks for ...A very grand look at the royal family. Thanks for the little history lesson.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.com