Saturday, 19 January 2019

Desiree Clary Part II

Desiree was a simple not very clever woman who enjoyed private life and was not interested in politics or high society.  However, her marriage to one of the Napoleonic marshals meant that she had to engage in social activities when she would have preferred to spend her time with her own family….
Bernadotte’s ambitious nature meant that he took up military and political postings which kept him away from Paris and his wife.
 In 1810 however, Bernadotte was offered the chance to become heir to the throne of Sweden. He was eager to take this up but Desiree did not want to live away from Paris.  In later years, she had to move to Sweden, as Crown Princess and later as queen.....


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