Désirée Clary
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Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, (1777-1860) later known as Desideria, was a French noblewoman, the one-time fiancé of Napoleon Bonaparte, the wife of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, and the Queen of Sweden and Norway.
During the French Revolution, as Napoleon feared for Désirée's safety, he sent his fellow captain Jean Bernadotte and the Assassin Arno Dorian to protect her from royalist mercenaries. As Arno fought off the attackers, Désirée was struck by Bernadotte's charms, and a mutual romance began to blossom. However, as Désirée was promised to Napoleon, she resisted Bernadotte's advances despite her feelings.
Eventually, Napoleon became aware of the romance, and asked Arno to look into the matter. Finding evidence that Bernadotte intended to ask for Désirée's hand, Arno attempted to stop Bernadotte and spare Napoleon any embarassmentt, but arrived too late. As Bernadotte confronted his superior, Désirée demanded he leave her alone.
However, Napoleon soon lost interest in Désirée and began seeing Joséphine de Beauharnais. Freed from her engagement, Désirée asked Arno to find a despondent Bernadotte, whom she feared had been visiting Paris's courtesans. After Arno escorted Jean back to Désirée, the couple was attacked once more, but the three were able to fight off their attackers again.
In 1798, Bernadotte and Désirée married. In 1810, when Jean was elected heir-presumptive of the Swedish throne, Désirée became Queen of Sweden, and later Norway.