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Napoleon and Desiree
Joseph and Julie Clary were married on August 1, 1794. Napoleon would be in jail only days later. Desiree's parents were strongly against the match. Perhaps under pressure from her family, or perhaps under her own volition, Desiree soon began to lose interest in Napoleon. After his arrival in Paris, her letters came less and less frequently.