The Cinderella Story of Swedens French King

Here s a fun fact: the current ruling dynasty of Sweden isn t Swedish at all It was founded not too long ago by a lowborn Frenchman, JeanBaptiste Bernadotte, and his story is as implausible as it is fascinating. Correction: at 3:47, the king in question is Charles XIII, not Charles XII If you d like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: Have a fancy historical idea you d like me to cover Drop a comment and let me know A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity: JK, Leloo Wolf, pmck, Aradhya Khandelwal, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Gabriel, Scott Gibbs, Adrien Maillet, Kevin O Connor, Tom Timmerman, Van Veen, FauxFowks, ShepHaveUTriedMeditation, ProfessorComrade, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu