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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. Charles John was a French general and founder of the House of Bernadotte.
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 heart.
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.
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.
Désirée Clary: From Napoleon’s fiancée to Queen of Sweden. 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.
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Désirée (1777–1860) Queen of Sweden. Name variations: Desiree Clary; Bernhardine or Bernardine Eugenie Desiree. Born Bernardiné Eugénie Désirée Clary on November 9, 1777, in Marseille, France; died on December 17, 1860, in Stockholm, Sweden; buried in Stockholm; daughter of François Clary (a prosperous merchant of Marseille); sister of ...
Learn about the life and fate of Désirée Clary, the daughter of a Marseillais merchant who was engaged to Napoleon and became the queen of Sweden and Norway. See the painting by Gérard that captures her beauty and personality at Mortefontaine Park.
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