Désirée Clary
| Désirée Clary | |
|---|---|
Portrait, 1830 | |
| Queen consort of Sweden and Norway | |
| Tenure | 5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844 |
| Coronation | 21 August 1829 |
| Born | Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary 8 November 1777 Marseille, France |
| Died | 17 December 1860 (aged 83) Stockholm Palace, Sweden |
| Burial | 11 January 1861 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Oscar I of Sweden |
| House | Bernadotte (by marriage) |
| Father | François Clary |
| Mother | Françoise Rose Somis |
| Signature | |
Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary (Swedish: Eugenia Bernhardina Desideria; 8 November 1777 – 17 December 1860) 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 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 changed in Sweden to Desideria although she did not use that name.