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Also Known As Joseph-François-Oscar
Born July 4, 1799 • Paris • France
Died July 8, 1859 (aged 60) • Stockholm • Sweden

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Oscar II
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Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden
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Anita Ekberg
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Gustav Adolphus
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Emanuel Swedenborg
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Stefan Löfven
Stefan Löfven
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Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
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Charles XII
Charles XII
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August Strindberg
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Alfred Nobel
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Ulf Kristersson
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