Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Archives

Gossip at court – The diary of Hedvig Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

April 5, 2018 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Sophie Strid. Hedvig Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp was born 22 March 1759 in Eutin, Germany. The youngest child of the Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg and Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel, Hedvig Elisabeth was Queen of Sweden from 1809 until 1818, as well as Queen of Norway from 1814. At the age of [read more]

Désirée Clary – “a French woman in every inch”

May 19, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary was born on 8 November 1777 as the daughter of François Clary and Françoise Rose Somis. She was educated in a convent and was just 11 years old when the French Revolution broke out. She then returned to live with her parents. Her father died in 1794, and he had made [read more]