Why was Marshall Bernadotte made king of Sweden when he was a Marshall of Napoleon just few years ago with whom Sweden wasn't in friendly state? Wasn't Bernadotte was not even of royal blood?

by Several_Magazine8874

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You might be interested in some earlier threads (as might also u/OkMeasurement420, who asked a similar question recently). This is discussed here by u/kieslowskifan, as well as in this thread by u/RenaissanceSnowblizz, this by u/DonaldFDraper, and this by u/vonadler