Guadeloupe Fund

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The Guadeloupe Fund (

Charles XIV John of Sweden, (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) also known as Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, and his heirs.[1]

Guadeloupe - Location Map - UNOCHA

Bernadotte had been one of the most successful soldiers in

Sixth Coalition, the offer of a West Indies island by Britain was an attempt to, in some way, compensate for this.[2][3]

On February 4, 1810, the British seized the island of

Saint-Barthélemy. On March 3, 1813, the island was ceded by Britain to "His Royal Majesty the King of Sweden, and his successor to the Swedish throne" according to the Act of Succession of September 26, 1810. This was supposedly in order to keep the Crown Prince "at least partially compensated for the donations and other property, which he had lost since being called to the succession of the Swedish throne", having also used proceeds of sales of his Italian and French property to pay off debts of Sweden and losses as a consequence of Sweden's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars.[4]

After France had been defeated and Napoleon exiled to

Riksdaler, which was to be paid out in perpetuity
.

In the middle of the 20th century the scheme came under close scrutiny. Following a settlement between the Crown of Britain and the House of Bernadotte, the last payment of the fund was made in 1983.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Herman Lindqvist (November 4, 2010). "Karl XIV Johans dundertabbe". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Richard Moore (1999). "Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte". napoleonguide.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Moore 1999. "Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, King of Sweden and Norway, Marshal (1804)". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved January 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "History of Guadeloupe". WordPress.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "May 30 in Swedish History". Nordstjernan. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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