The Cinderella Story of Sweden’s French King

Here’s a fun fact: the current ruling dynasty of Sweden isn’t Swedish at all! It was founded not too long ago by a lowborn Frenchman, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, and his story is as implausible as it is fascinating. Correction: at 3:47, the king in question is Charles XIII, not Charles XII ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you’d like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: Have a fancy historical idea you’d like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know! ------------------------------------------------------------------- A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity: JK, Leloo Wolf, pmck, Aradhya Khandelwal, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Gabriel, Scott Gibbs, Adrien Maillet, Kevin O’Connor, Tom Timmerman, Van Veen, FauxFowks, ShepHaveUTriedMeditation, ProfessorComrade, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu