Historedia
Person

Oscar II

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1873–1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Oscar II, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Oscar II succeeds Charles XV as King of Sweden and Norway

    1873

    Role: Heir Presumptive and Successor

    1. 12 May 1873 · StorkyrkanCoronation in Sweden

      Oscar II was crowned King of Sweden in Stockholm on 12 May 1873.

    2. 18 July 1873 · TrondheimCoronation in Norway

      Oscar II was crowned King of Norway in Trondheim on 18 July 1873.

  2. Arvid Posse succeeded by Carl Johan Thyselius as Prime Minister of Sweden

    1883–1884

    Role: Monarch

    1. 1883-1884 · StockholmAppointment of Carl Johan Thyselius

      Carl Johan Thyselius became Prime Minister in 1883, noted as the first not descended from the nobility, serving for one year.

    2. 13 June 1883 · StockholmResignation of Arvid Posse

      Arvid Posse resigned as Prime Minister on 13 June 1883 after parliamentary defeats concerning military proposals and the allotment system.

Sources

  1. Oscar II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Carl Johan Thyselius Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03