Désirée Clary [SEP] father
Désirée Clary
Background and education.
Désirée Clary was born in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary (Marseille, St. Ferreol, 24 February 1725 – Marseille, 20 January 1794), a wealthy silk manufacturer and merchant, by his second wife (m. 26 June 1759) Françoise Rose Somis (Marseille, St. Ferreol, 30 August 1737 – Paris, 28 January 1815). "Eugénie" was normally used as her name of address. Her father had been previously married at Marseille, 13 April 1751
education was described as shallow. It has been observed by several historians that Clary was devoted to her birth-family her entire life.
Meeting the Bonapartes.
In 1794, Clary's father died. Shortly after, it was discovered that in the years before the revolution, he had made an appeal to be ennobled, a request that had been denied. Because of this, Désirée Clary's brother Etienne, now the head of the family and her guardian, was arrested. Désirée Clary met Joseph Bonaparte and introduced