REF: 16037
Désirée (Clary) Bernadotte intervenes to ensure that a student from Pau is admitted to the city's high school
Désirée Clary (Marseille, 1777/1860)Queen of Sweden, wife of Bernadotte, she had been courted by Bonaparte. Her elder sister, Julie, who married Joseph Bonaparte, was Queen of Spain.
Description : Désirée (Clary) Bernadotte intervened on behalf of a young boy, Pierre Cuyalaa (1789-1858), then 13 years old and from Pau, a relative of her husband, the future Marshal of the Empire Bernadotte, future King of Sweden—himself a native of Pau—so that the child could be admitted to the city's lycée. She emphasized the high quality of his education and, above all, the bond of birth and kinship that united the boy to her husband.
"I beg you to grant him a place at the lycée in Pau…"
Read moreDésirée (Clary) Bernadotte intervened on behalf of a young boy, Pierre Cuyalaa (1789-1858), then 13 years old and from Pau, a relative of her husband, the future Marshal of the Empire Bernadotte, later King of Sweden—himself a native of Pau—so that the boy could be admitted to the city's lycée. She emphasized the high quality of his education and, above all, the bond of birth and kinship that united the boy to her husband.
"I respectfully request that you grant a place at the lycée in Pau, Basses-Pyrénées, to Pierre Cuyalaa, aged 13, born and residing in Pau; this young man has received an early education that enables him to benefit from this opportunity. I am all the more interested in this young man's placement as he is related to my husband. By granting him this favor, you will oblige me personally, but even more so Bernadotte, who, like me, will owe you a very special debt. I remain, Sir, with the sentiments of my highest consideration.".
Désirée Bernadotte
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