Swedish (Civ3)/Napoleonic Europe/Civilopedia

In the 18th century, Scandinavia was divided into two states, the most important of which,
Sweden, included Finland. Possession of Finland brought forth the ire of Russia, who did not like
the presence of a foreign power so close to her capital of St. Petersburg. As Russia "coveted"
Finland, Prussia wanted Swedish Pomerania. And in turn Sweden itself wanted Norway (which, at the
time, was linked by a common crown to Denmark).
During the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden stayed neutral for as long as it could. But by 1805, it had
joined the Third Coalition. As fate would have it, however, due to various military and political
turmoils (as outlined above), one of Napoleon’s henchmen, French Marshal Bernadotte, found himself
accepting the role of Crown Prince of Sweden. This pleased Napoleon greatly, thinking he now had an
ally on the throne. But duplicity was the game of choice for Bernadotte. Fully disenchanted with
the little Emperor by this time, Bernadotte publicly supported Napoleon, while at the same time he
secretly helped the Allies in their efforts to crush France.