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b"Jean Bernadotte\\u2019s dad, a local prosecutor in the southwestern French city of Pau, \\u200b\\u200bintended for his son to follow in his footsteps as a lawyer. Instead, Jean became heir to the Swedish Crown on September 26th, 1810, and his descendants still sit on the Swedish throne to this day.\\nShortly after he moved to Sweden, the new crown prince was joined by his wife, D\\xe9sir\\xe9e, and their 11-year-old son, Oscar. But it's fair to say D\\xe9sir\\xe9e wasn\\u2019t exactly enamoured with the new land her husband was set to rule; she swiftly returned to France and didn\\u2019t come back for another 13 years.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look into why Napoleon became an accidental Swedish kingmaker; explore why it is best to do all your conquering just before declaring yourself to be neutral; and ask why no one has yet made any of us the monarch of their country.\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Centenary of Sweden\\u2019s proud Bernadotte dynasty\\u2019 (The New York Times, 1910): https://www.nytimes.com/1910/05/15/archives/centenary-of-swedens-proud-bernadotte-dynasty-founded-one-hundred.html\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The French Army Officer Who Became a Scandinavian King\\u2019 (Real Scandinavia, 2019): http://realscandinavia.com/jean-bernadotte-the-french-soldier-who-became-king-of-sweden/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018A Royal family keeping up with the times\\u2019 (The Swedish Royal Palace, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bTZDGn4SUE\\xa0\\nLove the show? Join\\xa0\\U0001f334 CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\xa0\\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"