Bernhardine Eugenie Desirée Clary ^{1 2}

   Another name for Bernhardine was Desideria.

  General Notes:

Desideria was the daughter to the merchant Francois Clary and Rose Somis. 1794 Desideria got engaged with Napoleon Bonarparte. Two years later the engagement was broken by Napoleon (his father had refused) and Desideria became fiance to general Duphot (Something which she later on denied!). Duphot got killed in a street fight and on the summer 1798 Désirée got married to Jean Baptiset Bernadotte. After a brilliant career (as well in the army as in the civilian life) Bernadotte was brought to Sweden to become king.

Désirée became crownprincess. On January 9th 1811, she arrived in Sweden, but as she disliked the cold weather in Sweden she soon returned to France.

She became queen of Sweden in 1818, but she didn't go to Sweden until 1823. She was crowned 1829 and became a widow in 1844. She lived her last year of her life in a withdrawn and isolated way. Many times she stried to get back to Paris. In 1853 she came as far as Karlskrona, where she regretted her decision and went back to Stockholm. On December 17, 1860, she died 83 years old at Stockholms Castle after a visit to the opera.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was employed. Queen of Sweden.

Bernhardine married Charles XIV John of Sweden Bernadotte, son of Charles XIII of Sweden Holstein-Gottorp and Hedwig Elisabet Charlotta Oldenburg, on 17 Aug 1798 in Sceaux. (Charles XIV John of Sweden Bernadotte was born on 26 Jan 1763 in Pau, Béarn, Navarre [France], died on 8 Mar 1844 in Stockholm, Sweden and was buried in Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden.)

  Marriage Notes:

They had only one child, Oscar. ³