[bur-nuh-dot; for 2 also Fr. ber-na-dawt] 
| 1. | Count Folke [fawl-kuh] , 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat and United Nations mediator; assassinated. |
| 2. | Jean Bap⋅tiste Jules [zhahn ba-teest zhyl] , 1764–1844, French marshal under Napoleon; as Charles XIV, king of Sweden and Norway 1818–44. |
| Ber·na·dotte (bûr'nə-dŏt') Swedish diplomat who as a leader of the Swedish Red Cross (1943-1948) helped save thousands of people from Nazi concentration camps. As United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948) he attempted to end Israeli-Arab hostilities but was assassinated by Israeli terrorists. |
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