Désirée Clary
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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
Oscar I of Sweden
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Oscar I was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte.
Désirée Clary
…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. She was also the sister of Julie Clary, the queen consort of Spain and Naples. Her name was officially…
Erik Wahlbergson Oscar I, King of Sweden and Norway 1844 1859 Google Art Project
Oscar's parents, King Carl John and Queen Desideria
Oscar Bernadotte a few years before being chosen with his father to be Swedish royalty.
Portrait of Oscar as Crown Prince by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1823