Swedish king in jail

May 14, 1923

There are probably a few red faces today in France after learning that French soldiers arrested King Gustav V of Sweden, and sent him to jail. The King and the Grand Duke of Baden were on a train en route to the Grand Duchess of Baden's funeral. The late Grand Duchess was the king's mother-in-law. The train traveled through Offenburg, where French soldiers ordered the king off the train, and escorted him to jail. Eventually, after a few hours, King Gustav "finally succeeded in inducing the French officer to release him and apologize." The French commander has been relieved of his job, and the matter is expected to be resolved through "diplomatic apologies."