He accompanied
his father to Sweden in 1810, and ascended the throne on his
father's death in 1844. In 1824 he married Josephine Beauharnois,
daughter of Prince Eugene, and granddaughter of the brilliant and
fascinating Josephine, the first and best wife of Napoleon. Oscar
is much beloved by his subjects; his administration is mild, just,
and equable; and his personal abilities and acquirements are far
beyond the average of crowned heads. - ED.
{50} Bergen is a town of about twenty-five thousand inhabitants,
situated near the Kons Fiord, on the west coast of Norway, and
distant about 350 miles from Christiania. It is the seat of a
bishopric, and a place of very considerable trade, its exports being
chiefly fish. It has given its name to a county and a township in
the state of New Jersey. There are three other Bergens, - one in the
island of Rugen, one in the Netherlands, and another in the
electorate of Hesse. - ED.
{51} Kulle is the Swedish for hill.
{52} Delekarlien is a Swedish province, situated ninety or one
hundred miles north of Stockholm.
{53} The family of Sturre was one of the most distinguished in
Sweden. Sten Sturre introduced printing into Sweden, founded the
University of Upsala, and induced many learned men to come over.
