March 6, 2025
We have seen the monument in Kvidinge from the highway several times, but have never driven in there. Today we will. Next to the road into Kvidinge is a parking space. We park there. On the other side of the road is a large monument out on a grassy meadow. In 1809, Sweden needed a successor to the throne. Charles XIII was childless and adopted the Danish prince Kristian August, who changed his name to Karl August. On May 28, 1810, he was at the Kvidinge heath training field and inspected troops, when he probably suffered a stroke and died. Later, the French Marshal Bernadotte was contacted, who became the first in the current Bernadotte (Karl Johan) royal family. The place where the crown prince died was filled with stones and sticks by passersby, Karl Johan decided that a memorial monument should be erected. The monument was inaugurated in 1826. A tall column flanked by two cast lions. Rumor had it that it was a poisoned murder, which led to the lynching of Axel von Fersen at Karl August's funeral. A strange monument visible from afar. On the plinth is the text:

CARL AUGUST Sv R Crown Prince Died at this place on May 28, 1810.

We drive to Skäralid to have lunch.

On Monday evening, June 23, 2025, lightning struck the monument, which was almost completely destroyed. It is unclear whether it will reappear.

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GPS: WGS84 decimal (longitud, latitud) 56.131773,13.054665