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The poor man's Bonaparte, [[Jean Bernadotte|Bernadotte]] started out as a stable boy nicknamed "Fanfan Belle-Jambe." He enrolled in the Revolutionary Army as a private aged 17. He quickly rose up the ranks, becoming brigadier general and, just six months after that, general of division. Of note is his marriage to [[Désirée Clary]], a former sweetheart of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], whom Bernadotte served under at the thunderous success at Austerlitz. However, his revolutionary principles were jettisoned in the wake of an extraordinary turn of events: Having been adopted by the ailing Charles XIII of Sweden, he was called on to become crown prince and eventually Charles XIV, King of Sweden and Norway. | The poor man's Bonaparte, [[Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte|Bernadotte]] started out as a stable boy nicknamed "Fanfan Belle-Jambe." He enrolled in the Revolutionary Army as a private aged 17. He quickly rose up the ranks, becoming brigadier general and, just six months after that, general of division. Of note is his marriage to [[Désirée Clary]], a former sweetheart of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], whom Bernadotte served under at the thunderous success at Austerlitz. However, his revolutionary principles were jettisoned in the wake of an extraordinary turn of events: Having been adopted by the ailing Charles XIII of Sweden, he was called on to become crown prince and eventually Charles XIV, King of Sweden and Norway. | ||
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Revision as of 19:50, 11 March 2015
The poor man's Bonaparte, Bernadotte started out as a stable boy nicknamed "Fanfan Belle-Jambe." He enrolled in the Revolutionary Army as a private aged 17. He quickly rose up the ranks, becoming brigadier general and, just six months after that, general of division. Of note is his marriage to Désirée Clary, a former sweetheart of Napoleon Bonaparte, whom Bernadotte served under at the thunderous success at Austerlitz. However, his revolutionary principles were jettisoned in the wake of an extraordinary turn of events: Having been adopted by the ailing Charles XIII of Sweden, he was called on to become crown prince and eventually Charles XIV, King of Sweden and Norway.