Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Archives - History of Royal Women

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark and the Munck affair

December 19, 2017 Moniek Bloks 1

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark was born on 3 July 1746 as the daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain. At the age of five, she was betrothed to the future King Gustav III of Sweden. They finally married on 1 October 1766 by proxy and on 4 November 1766 in person. When Gustav’s father King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died [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]