Carl Otto Mörner af Mörlanda

Baron Carl Otto Mörner was a Swedish courtier, and member of the Diet. He is chiefly remembered for his role in advocating for Frenchman Jean Baptiste Bernadotte's succession to the Swedish crown in 1810.

Role in the succession to Charles XIII of Sweden

In 1810 King Charles XIII of Sweden was childless and the crown prince Charles August had died of a stroke.

Baron Mörner, entirely on his own initiative, offered the succession to the Swedish crown to Bernadotte. Although the Swedish government, amazed at Mörner's effrontery, placed him under arrest, the candidature of Bernadotte gradually gained favor and on 21 August 1810 in Örebro Bernadotte was elected by the Riksdag of the Estates to be the new Crown Prince, and was subsequently made Generalissimus of the Swedish Armed Forces by the King. He was crowned Charles XIV of Sweden on 5 February 1818.

In film

Baron Mörner is a character in Désirée, a 1954 historical film biography. The film tells a fictionalized story of Désirée Clary, spouse of Charles XIV of Sweden, and her relationship with Napoleon.

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C Otto Mörner
Arméofficer 12 Mörner, Carl Otto, sonsons sonson till M 4, f 22 maj 1781 i Uppsala, d 17 aug 1868 i Vaxholm. Föräldrar: landsh frih Carl Claes M o Margareta Elisabet v Post. Förare vid Hälsinge reg 1 nov 86, studier i Uppsala 1 okt 87-00, fänrik vid Hälsinge reg 21 febr 88, vid Upplands reg 20 april 96, löjtn där 10 juni 09–4 april 12, deltog i riksdagarna 10–45 (led av bankoutsk 15, av förstärkta allm besvärs- o ekonomiutsk 15 o 23), kapten i armén 22 jan 11, adjutant hos kronprins Karl Johan 7 febr 11 (k resolution 14 jan 12)-okt 19, major i armén 6 april 13, överstelöjtn där 11 mars 17, överste där 11 maj 18–26 okt 19, ståth på Rosersbergs slott 18–19, adjutant hos Karl XIV Johan 23, ånyo överste i armén 3 april 23-17 jan 26, tf landsh i Jämtlands län juli–nov 24, inspektor vid Blockhusuddens tull, Sthlm, 18 mars 29-juni 41. -LKrVA 12.

G 1) 25 nov 1810 i Uppsala (Inr tidn) m Sophie Emerentia af Wetterstedt, f 29 sept 1785 i Alsike, Sth, d 8 mars 1831 i Sthlm, Hedv El, dtr till landsh Erik af W o Anna Christina Bladh; 2) 6 nov 1831 i Sthlm, Jak o Joh, m Catharina Charlotta Styrlander, f 29 juli 1798 där, Klara, d 3 mars 1847 i Linköping, Domk, dtr till bokhållaren Johan S o Anna Sofia Åsbrink; 3) 2 april 1848 i Vreta kloster, Ög, m Anna Gustava Sofia Sundius, f 10 mars 1821 i Sthlm, Maria, d 22 juni 1905 i Öregrund, dtr till sekr i kammarkoll Johan S o Elsa Sofia Schylander.

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