Desirée Clary
Queen Désirée of Sweden and Norway, Bernhardine Eugenie Désirée Clary (November 8, 1777 - December 17, 1860) was the wife of King Charles XIV of Sweden, where she was widely known as Queen Desideria.
She was born in Marseille, the daughter of François Clary (1725-1794), a wealthy soap manufacturer and merchant, and his wife Françoise Rose Somis (1737-1815). Her sister, Julie Clary, married Joseph Bonaparte, and so later became Queen of Naples and Spain.
On 17 August 1798, at Sceaux, Désirée married Marshal Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, who was made heir to the Swedish throne in 1810 and, after successful warfare led by himself, to the Norwegian in 1814. The couple became King and Queen in 1818.
They had only one child, Oscar, who eventually became King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway(1799-1844).
Queen Désirée never became very accustomed to the Swedish ways or to the climate. For long periods, especially before 1823, she was living in Paris apart from her family. She died at Stockholm.
See also: List of Swedish queens
References
- Désirée Clary d'après sa correspondance inédite avec Bonaparte, Bernadotte et sa famille, Gabriel Girod de l'Ain, Paris: Hachette (1959).
Referenced By
Bonaparte | Bonapartes | Carl III Johan of Norway | Carl XIV Johan | Charles III of Norway | Charles XIV John of Sweden | Charles XIV of Sweden | Crown Princess Victoria | Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden | Eugene de Beauharnais | Eugène de Beauharnais | Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | Jean Baptiste Bernadotte | Julie Clary | Karl XIV Johan | Marseille | Marseille, France | Marseilles | Massilia | Oscar I | Oscar I of Norway | Oscar I of Sweden | Oskar I | Oskar I of Sweden | Princess Victoria Bernadotte | Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden | Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland | Victoria of Sweden
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