kindness he had shown to the Swedish prisoners in Lübeck. Bernadotte accepted the offer. In 1813, Bernadotte successfully led Swedish troops against Napoleon during the War of the Sixth Coalition which resulted in Napoleon being exiled to the Island of Elba in 1814. In 1818 Bernadotte was crowned King of Sweden and King of Norway after defeating Norway in the war of 1814 after demanded Denmark to cede Norway to Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars as compensation for the loss of Finland in the Finnish War to which the allies agreed, mainly to prevent further conflict. The Danish king ceded Norway shortly after the demands out of fear of Sweden declaring war on Denmark. After the defeat of Norway in 1814 the creation of the union between Sweden and Norway came through. The union lasted for almost a century until it was peacefully dissolved in 1905. After this he became Charles XIV John of Sweden, and simultaneously founded the House of Bernadotte from which the current Swedish royal family hails from. Sweden declared itself officially neutral in 1818 from future conflicts. World Wars During World War I and World War II Sweden remained officially neutral during both conflicts, however, unofficially sympathized more with the allies and provided military training to allied soldiers. During World War II, French born Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling secretly met with German General Dietrich von Choltitz to try to limit the bloodshed and damage to the city of Paris during the Liberation of Paris. Post World Wars Since the end of the world wars, both France and Sweden have joined the European Union. Both nations have had numerous high-level visits and cooperate jointly in several multilateral organizations. There are approximately 15,000 Swedish nationals living in France and 3,500 French nationals living in Sweden. Military cooperation Military cooperation between France and Sweden is modest as the Swedish focus on exchanges with their Nordic neighbors. Cooperation is primarily operational and has, during the Libyan crisis, enabled Swedish Gripen fighters to take part in NATO air operations. The Swedish armed forces have cooperated with French forces in Africa on several occasions, particularly during the Operation Artemis, UNIFIL Maritime Task Force, and EUFOR Chad. Trade In 2015, trade between France and Sweden totaled €10 billion Euros. In 2014, Sweden was France's 16th-largest customer and 18th-largest supplier. At the same time, France was Sweden's 8th-largest customer and 9th-largest supplier. French foreign