Désirée Clary
Queen of Sweden and Norway from 1818 to 1844 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary (Swedish: Eugenia Bernhardina Desideria;[1] 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. Désirée Clary, the mother of Oscar I, was the one-time fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte. Her name was officially changed in Sweden to Desideria although she did not use that name.[2]
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Désirée Clary | |
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Queen consort of Sweden and Norway | |
Tenure | 5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844 |
Coronation | 21 August 1829 |
Born | Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary (1777-11-08)8 November 1777 Marseille, France |
Died | 17 December 1860(1860-12-17) (aged 83) Stockholm Palace, Sweden |
Burial | 11 January 1861 |
Spouse | |
Issue | Oscar I of Sweden |
House | Bernadotte (by marriage) |
Father | François Clary |
Mother | Françoise Rose Somis |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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