Guadeloupe Fund

The Guadeloupe Fund (Swedish: Guadeloupefonden) was established by Sweden's Riksdag of the Estates in 1815 for the benefit of Crown Prince and Regent Charles XIV John, (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) also known as Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, and his heirs.

Upon Sweden's accession to the Sixth Coalition, Britain's offer of an island in the West Indies was an attempt to, in some way, compensate for this.

[5] On 13 August 1814, a settlement of 24 million French francs was given by Britain to Sweden as a replacement for the intended compensation.

The Crown Prince, acting as regent, used about half of the sum to pay off government debts; the rest went to various projects of public benefit.

In recognition of this, the Riksdag of 1815 instituted that the Crown Prince and his heirs would receive an annual installment of 300,000 Riksdaler, which was to be paid out in perpetuity.