| Désirée Clary | |
| Queen of Sweden and Norway | |
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| Titles | HM Queen Desideria of Sweden & Norway (1844-1860) HM The Queen of Sweden (1818-1844) |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1777 |
| Birthplace | Marseille, France |
| Died | December 17, 1860 (aged 83) |
| Place of death | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Consort | February 5, 1818 – March 8, 1844 |
| Consort to | Charles XIV |
| Issue | Oscar I |
| Father | François Clary |
| Mother | Françoise Rose Somis |
Desideria, Queen of Sweden and Norway (Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Bernadotte, née Clary) (November 8, 1777 – December 17, 1860) was the wife of King Charles XIV of Sweden and almost fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
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Early life and family
Désirée Clary was born in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary (Marseille, St. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Ferreol, February 24, 1725 – Marseille, January 20, 1794), a wealthy silk manufacturer and merchant, and his second wife (married on June 26, 1759) Françoise Rose Somis (Marseille, St. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Ferreol, August 30, 1737 – Paris, January 28, 1815). Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He had been previously married at Marseille, April 13, 1751 to Gabrielle Fléchon (1732 – May 3, 1758), without issue. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Her sister, Julie Clary, married Joseph Bonaparte, and later became Queen of Naples and Spain. Marie Julie Bonaparte ( Née Clary) Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily, Queen Consort of Spain and the Indies Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain (during a time) and the Indies (never de facto and never de iure Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Her brother Nicholas Joseph Clary was created 1st Comte Clary and married Anne Jeanne Rouyer, by whom he had Zénaïde Françoise Clary (Paris, November 25, 1812 – Paris, April 27, 1884), wife of Napoléon Berthier de Wagram, 2nd Duc de Wagram (September 10, 1810 – February 10, 1887), son of Marshal Berthier, and had issue. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Duc de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valengin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel ( February
Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Clary (Marseille, November 22, 1693 – Marseille, August 30, 1748, son of Jacques Clary - son of Antoine Clary and wife Marguerite Canolle - and wife Catherine Barosse - daughter of Angelin Barosse and wife Jeanne Pélissière), and wife (married at Marseille, February 27, 1724) Françoise-Agnès Amaurric (Marseille, March 6, 1705 – Marseille, December 21, 1776, daughter of François Ammoric and wife Jeanne Boisson). Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Her maternal grandparents were Joseph Ignace Somis (c. 1710 – Marseille, April 29, 1750, son of Jean Louis Somis and wife Françoise Bouchard), and wife (married at Marseille, May 27, 1736) Catherine Rose Soucheiron (Marseille, January 11, 1696 – Marseille, February 18, 1776, daughter of François Soucheiron and wife Anne Cautier). Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Napoleon Bonaparte had sort of a romance with her, but after proposing the marriage to the Clary widow, she refused because his lack of fortune, and also because her other daughter was already married with Napoleon’s brother, Joseph[1]. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Desiree followed her sister and her brother-in-law to their different residences abroad and in France; in 1796-1797 she stayed in Italy.
Madame Bernadotte
After her return to France, she met future husband, and on 16 August 1798, Sceaux, Désirée Clary married the French general Marshal Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 Her husband was appointed governor of Hanover in 1804-1805, Prince of Pontecorvo 1806 and was one the leading generals in the French Napoleonic army; he was made heir to the Swedish throne in 1810 and, after success in war, to the Norwegian throne in 1814. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Pontecorvo is a town in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
They had only one child, Oscar, who eventually became King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (1799-1859). Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Queen of Sweden
Desirée visited Sweden for the first time in 1810 but could not accustom herself to the demands of formal court etiquette. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year She was said to have been treated with a certain snobbery by the court and especially the queen, Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, though the old dowager queen Sophia Magdalena of Denmark was kind to her. Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte (Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta March 22 1759 &ndash June 20 1818 was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden, and also a famed Sofia Magdalena of Denmark and Norway ( Christiansborg Palace, Denmark, 3 July 1746 - Ulriksdal Palace, The climate was also a shock. It must be added, however, that according to descriptions, she seems to have behaved in a very "spoiled" manner and made no attempt to be liked, as she had never wished to be a queen and did not want to move so far away from her family. She left Sweden in 1811 under the name of "Countess of Gotland", officially because of her health, and returned to Paris. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year is a county, province and municipality of Sweden and the largest Island in the Baltic Sea. There she stayed for twelve years, leaving not only her husband but also her son behind. She herself said that the Swedish nobility had treated her as if they were made of ice: "Do not talk with me of Sweden, I get a cold as soon as I hear the word. " In 1818, her husband became king, but she remained in Paris. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In Sweden, her husband took a mistress, the noblewoman Mariana Koskull. Henrietta Mariana (or Marianne Charlotta Koskull, (1785-1841 was a Swedish noble and Lady-in-waiting, known as the royal mistress of King Charles XIII of Sweden
In 1823, Desiree returned to Sweden together with her son's bride, Josephine of Leuchtenberg, and in 1829, she was crowned queen at her own request. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joséphine of Leuchtenberg ( 14 March, 1807 - 7 June, 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The 1830s were a period when she did her best to be active as a queen, a role she had never wanted to play. Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. The decade is described as a time of balls and parties, more than had been seen at the Swedish court since the days of King Gustav III of Sweden, but Desiree soon grew tired of her royal status and wanted to return to France; her husband wouldn't allow it. Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death She never became very popular and never learned to speak Swedish. After she was widowed, she grew more and more eccentric; she went to bed in the morning, she got up in the evening, she ate breakfast at night, and she drove around in a carriage through the streets, in the courtyard, or wandered around the corridors of the sleeping castle with a light. On the last day of her life, she entered her box at the opera just as the performance had ended.
She died in Stockholm. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
Notes
- Désirée Clary is the subject of a hugely popular novel (a mock autobiography) by Annemarie Selinko, Désirée, 1951. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Désirée is a Operetta in two acts with music by John Phillip Sousa and Libretto by Edward M Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
and of two films:
- Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (1942) a French film made by Sacha Guitry
- Désirée (1954), an American film with Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando
References
- Désirée Clary d'après sa correspondence inédite avec Bonaparte, Bernadotte et sa famille, Gabriel Girod de l'Ain, Paris: Hachette (1959). Sacha Guitry ( 21 February 1885 &ndash 24 July 1957) was a French film actor director screenwriter and playwright Désirée is a 1954 Historical film biography made by 20th Century Fox. Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century
- Herman Lindvist, "Historien om alla Sveriges drottningar" ("The Historys of the queens of Sweden"), (In Swedish)
External links
- Désirée Clary
- The story of Desiree (ger. )
- Désirée at the Internet Movie Database
Désirée Clary Born: 1777 Died: 1860 | ||
| Swedish royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (Queen consort) | Royal Consort of Sweden (Queen consort) 1818 - 1844 | Succeeded by Josephine of Leuchtenberg (Queen consort) |
| Preceded by Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 1814-1818 | Queen Consort of Norway 1818 - 1844 | Succeeded by Josephine of Leuchtenberg 1844-1859 |
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