the Second French Empire (25 November 1855) for preserving the territorial integrity of Sweden-Norway. Death In the 1850s, Oscar's health began to rapidly deteriorate, becoming paralyzed in 1857; he died two years later at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 8 July 1859, four days after his birthday. He was buried in the traditional burial site for Swedish monarchs, the Riddarholmen Church on the islet of Riddarholmen in central Stockholm. His eldest son, who served as Regent during his absence, succeeded him as Charles XV. Honours Swedish and Norwegian honours Knight and Commander of the Order of the Seraphim, 26 September 1810 Knight of the Order of Charles XIII, 26 September 1810 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, 26 September 1810 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, 26 September 1810 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, 26 September 1810 Founder and Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, 21 August 1847 Foreign honours Arms and monogram Ancestry Notes References Citations Further reading Ulvros, Eva Helen (2007) Oscar I: en biografi (Stockholm: Historiska media) External links |- 1799 births 1859 deaths 19th-century male musicians 19th-century Norwegian composers 19th-century Norwegian monarchs 19th-century Swedish monarchs Burials at Riddarholmen Church Converts to Lutheranism from Roman Catholicism Dukes of Galliera Dukes of Södermanland Honorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences House of Bernadotte Oscar I of Sweden Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian monarchs French emigrants to Sweden Swedish composers Swedish Freemasons Swedish male composers Swedish Lutherans Uppsala University alumni Grand Masters of the Order of Charles XIII Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Crosses of the Order of Vasa Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of William Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Sons of kings