Which country was controlled by Sweden from 1814 (following the Napoleonic wars) until 1905 when Sweden recognised its independence?
Napoleonic Wars nation-states of Germany and Italy by starting the process of consolidating city-states, kingdoms and principalities. At the end of the war Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden, but because Norway had signed its own constitution on 17 May 1814, Sweden was forced to fight for the right to own Norway. The resulting union between Sweden and Norway gave Norway more independence than under Denmark and ended with Norway becoming an independent country in 1905. The United Kingdom of the Netherlands created as a buffer state against France dissolved rapidly with the independence of Belgium in 1830. The Napoleonic
France–Sweden relations Napoleon being exiled to the Island of Elba in 1814. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden declared itself officially neutral in future conflicts. In 1818 Bernadotte was crowned King of Sweden and became "Charles XIV John of Sweden", and simultaneously founded the House of Bernadotte from which the current Swedish royal family hails from. During World War I and World War II Sweden remained officially neutral during both conflicts, however, unofficially sympathized more with the allies and provided military training to allied soldiers. During World War II, French born Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling secretly met with German General