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  1. Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary (Swedish: Eugenia Bernhardina Desideria; 8 November 1777 – 17 December 1860) was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 5 February 1818 to 8 March 1844 as the wife of King Charles XIV John.

  2. Feb 11, 2020 · Pataki tells the true story of Desiree Clary, a 19th-century Frenchwoman who fell in love with Napoleon Bonaparte, who went on to become the French Emperor and then broke her...

  3. Learn about the life of Désirée Clary, who was engaged to Napoleon and became queen of Sweden. Explore the historical facts and fictional representations of her story in a novel and a movie.

  4. May 19, 2017 · Désirée Clary was the daughter of a wealthy merchant and a convent-educated girl who survived the French Revolution. She married Napoleon's brother Joseph and became Queen of Sweden in 1829, but she preferred France and died as a recluse.

  5. An ordinary Frenchwoman with an astonishing life, Désirée Clary was engaged to Napoleon Bonaparte before being tossed aside. She did get her revenge though, become Queen of Sweden in the ruling House of Bernadotte.

  6. Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, née le 8 novembre 1777 à Marseille (royaume de France), et morte le 17 décembre 1860 à Stockholm (Suède-Norvège), est princesse de Pontecorvo, puis reine consort de Suède et de Norvège de 1818 à 1844.

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  8. Queen Désirée was born Bernardiné Eugénie Désirée Clary on November 9, 1777, in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary, a prosperous merchant of Marseille. Before Désirée turned 20, she was pursued by Napoleon Bonaparte who wanted to marry her.

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