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Oscar II

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Oscar II, 1829–1907, king of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905), younger son of Oscar I. He succeeded his brother, Charles XV. He refused to concede to Norway its own consular representation, thus increasing the tension between Norway and the crown. In 1905, Norway completely severed its union with Sweden, and Oscar relinquished the Norwegian throne. During the later part of his reign, Swedish industry made great progress. Oscar was a man of culture and an able musician and writer. His best-known work is a life of Charles XII. His son Gustavus V succeeded him.
Oscar II
1829--1907, king of Sweden (1872--1907) and of Norway (1872--1905)


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The auction also features a painting by Antonio Jacobsen of the liner Oscar II which car magnate Henry Ford chartered in 1915 to take him and his supporters to Europe to try to prevent the entry of the United States into the First World War.
Series I is also the only Norwegian banknote series on which the portrait of a monarch, King Oscar II (in a Swedish admiral's uniform), has been used.
Hammerstein, the 29-year-old scion of theater greats Oscar Hammerstein (the Hammerstein Ballroom) and Oscar II (partner of Rodgers), has taken the burlesque revival—which began in 1993 with the Blue Angel Exotic Cabaret in Tribeca and has largely played to a mid-market crowd of horny scruffy dudes and artsy Nerve.
 
 
 
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