Desiree Clary Trivia Game!

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1. Where was Desiree born? Marseilles Lyons Paris Toulouse 2. Desiree was engaged to Napoleon. True False 3. What was Desiree's lasting connection to the Bonapartes? God-daughter Sister-in-law Employee Lover 4. Desiree married one of Napoleon's marshals, which one? Marmont Davout Polignac Bernadotte 5. Of which country did Desiree become Queen? Poland Norway Denmark Sweden 6. What religion did Desiree follow? She was an atheist Roman Catholic Lutheran Calvinist 7. Desiree's husband led Sweden into war against his former colleague Napoleon's France. True False 8. Under what name did Desiree become queen? Desideria Charlotte Diana Hedwig 9. What was Desiree's son called? Carl Oscar Johan Frederik 10. How many reigning monarchs are descended from Desiree Clary? Four Two One Three answers: 1 - Marseilles   She was born in Marseilles in 1777, where her father was a silk merchant. 2  - True They were briefly engaged to each other but Napoleon broke it off when he met Josephine. 3 - Sister-in-law Desiree's sister Julie married Napoleon's brother Joseph. She became Queen of Spain within Napoleon's conquered territories. 4 - Bernadotte She married Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte in 1798. 5 - Sweden She became Queen of Sweden in 1818 when her husband become King Carl XIV Johan. Although a foreign general, Bernadotte was respected in Sweden as a leader who could stand up to Napoleon. He was adopted as heir by the previous King, Carl XIII Johan. Norway was under Swedish rule at this time. 6 - Lutheran (converted when she became Crown Princess) Desiree and her husband converted to Lutheranism when they became adoptive members of the Swedish royal family. 7 - True  As King of Sweden, Bernadotte formed an alliance with Russia which led to war against France. But there was no face to face fight with Napoleon. 8 - Desideria  She was called Queen Desideria, a Latinised form of the name Desiree. 9 - Oscar He was called Oscar and became King Oscar I. Ironically he married Josephine de Beauharnais, grand-daughter of Napoleon's Josephine, his mother's rival. 10 - Four

In addition to the kings of Sweden and Norway, the monarchs of Denmark and Belgium are also descendants of the merchant's daughter and her soldier husband.

DESIREE!!!!!!

It's official!  I've partnered with Annemarie Selinko's estate, thank you Anneli Høier, of the Leonhardt & Høier Literary Agency, in Copenhagen, Denmark, for being open to my offer.  


DESIREE, is the first of a series of novels about great women in world history I'm producing as audiobooks for sale on Audible, Itunes, and Amazon.  

Desiree

Eugenie Bernardine Desiree Clary was born a silk merchant's daughter in Marseilles.  At the age of 14, in post-revolution France, she was wooed and engaged to a young Corsican General, Napoleone Buonaparte, who would jilt her to marry his legendary Josephine.  


Desiree later marries Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, himself a French General, who will be adopted by an ancient dynasty and become King Johan Karl of Sweden.  DESIREE is told as a first person diary about a woman who finds herself at the pivotal center of European history.  A woman the French and the Swedish called Notre Dame de la Paix, (Our Lady of Peace).

Napoleon Bonaparte

Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

Josephine DeBeauharnais

This book deserves an audiobook!