You jest but the current line of monarchs of Sweden was a guy who basically fumbled his way upward. He was a mediocre marshall under Napoleon, whom after the battle of Austerlitz got a princedom from him.
Then Sweden list their only heir presumptive for the throne. Due to the lobbying of a single Baron Jean Bernadotte became king of Sweden.
He is the only Napoleonic related person who has a lasting legacy the European upper class.
I was aware, he never actually misrepresented himself at all, but was simply in the right place at the right time, and knew the right people. He also got elected to be the heir to the Swedish Throne, so had to convince a bunch of other stuffy inbred nobles that he looked good in a robe, which needed a bit of political savvy.
He put in more work to become a Crown Prince than all the others, who simply came out of the right vagina.
Oh yeah, absolutely. More competent as king than as Marshall tbh. The fact that his story is so rare says a lot about the misguided system that is the monarchy.
It also says a lot that the first thing he did was to turn on his former emperor. Prime ‘fuck you, got mine’ mindset.
I’m surprised he hasn’t claimed diplomatic immunity, as heir to the Swedish Throne
You jest but the current line of monarchs of Sweden was a guy who basically fumbled his way upward. He was a mediocre marshall under Napoleon, whom after the battle of Austerlitz got a princedom from him.
Then Sweden list their only heir presumptive for the throne. Due to the lobbying of a single Baron Jean Bernadotte became king of Sweden.
He is the only Napoleonic related person who has a lasting legacy the European upper class.
It’s almost a Soros story, but in real life
I was aware, he never actually misrepresented himself at all, but was simply in the right place at the right time, and knew the right people. He also got elected to be the heir to the Swedish Throne, so had to convince a bunch of other stuffy inbred nobles that he looked good in a robe, which needed a bit of political savvy.
He put in more work to become a Crown Prince than all the others, who simply came out of the right vagina.
Oh yeah, absolutely. More competent as king than as Marshall tbh. The fact that his story is so rare says a lot about the misguided system that is the monarchy.
It also says a lot that the first thing he did was to turn on his former emperor. Prime ‘fuck you, got mine’ mindset.