What is Oscar II?
{{Infobox royalty | name =Oscar II | image =Oscar II of Sweden 1898.jpg | caption = | succession =[[Monarchy of Sweden|King of Sweden]] | reign =18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907 | predecessor =[[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles XV]] | successor =[[Gustaf V of Sweden|Gustaf V]] | coronation =12 May 1873 | succession1 =[[Monarchy of Norway|King of Norway]] | reign1 =18 September 1872 – 7 June 1905 | predecessor1 =[[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles IV]] | successor1 =[[Haakon VII of Norway|Haakon VII]] | coronation1 =18 July 1873 | religion = [[Lutheranism]] | full name =Oscar Fredrik | spouse =[[Sofia of Nassau]] | issue =[[Gustaf V of Sweden]]<br />[[Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland]]<br />[[Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland]]<br />[[Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke]] | house =[[House of Bernadotte|Bernadotte]] | father =[[Oscar I of Sweden]] | mother =[[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]] | birth_date ={{Birth date|1829|1|21|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Stockholm Palace]], [[Stockholm]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1907|12|8|1829|1|21|df=y}} | death_place =[[Stockholm Palace]], [[Stockholm]] | burial_date = | burial_place =[[Riddarholmskyrkan]], [[Stockholm]] |signature=Oscar II signature.svg}} '''Oscar II''' (21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907), baptised '''Oscar Fredrik,'''<ref>Stockholm City Archives, archive of the Court parish, birth and baptism records, volume C I:5</ref> was [[List of Swedish monarchs|King of Sweden]] from 1872 until his death and [[List of Norwegian monarchs|King of Norway]] from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King [[Oscar I of Sweden]] and [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]], he was a descendant of [[Gustav I of Sweden]] through his mother. ==Early life== When he was born on January 21, 1829 in [[Stockholm]], Oscar Fredrik was created [[Dukes of Östergötland|Duke of Östergötland]]. He entered the [[Swedish Navy|navy]] at the age of eleven, and was appointed junior lieutena