Oscar II is the paternal great-great-grandfather of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden since 1973. He was subsequently succeeded as King of Norway by his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII, and as King of Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. Oscar II was King during a time when both Sweden and Norway were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was the King of Sweden from 1872 until his death, and was also the final King of Norway from the House of Bernadotte until being deposed in 1905. For the Swedish navy ship, see HSwMS Oscar II. For the submarine class, see Oscar class submarine.
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