page_title: Josephine of Leuchtenberg
hierarchical_section_title: Josephine of Leuchtenberg
caption_attribution_description: English: Жозефина Лейхтенбергская, королева Швеции и Норвегии
context_page_description: Joséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I. She was also Princess of Bologna from birth and Duchess of Galliera from 1813. She was regarded as politically active during the reign of her spouse and acted as his political adviser, actively participating in government affairs. She is acknowledged as having introduced more liberal laws regarding religion.
context_section_description: Joséphine of Leuchtenberg (Joséphine Maximilienne Eugénie Napoléone de Beauharnais; 14 March 1807 – 7 June 1876) was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I. She was also Princess of Bologna from birth and Duchess of Galliera from 1813. She was regarded as politically active during the reign of her spouse and acted as his political adviser, actively participating in government affairs. She is acknowledged as having introduced more liberal laws regarding religion.
caption: Portrait by Axel Nordgren
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