Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary 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
Portrait, 1830
An early portrait by Robert Lefèvre
Désirée Clary by François Gérard (1810)
Queen Julie of Spain and her sister Désirée, Princess Bernadotte of Pontecorvo, as painted by Robert Lefèvre in 1810
The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder was born in Pau in sout
Charles XIV John, born Jean Bernadotte, King of Sweden and Norway 1818–1844 Portrait by Fredric Westin.
Ecu vide Princes de l'Empire français