ab ert , ▁and ▁married ▁the ▁amb assador ▁of ▁France , ▁François - Em manuel ▁Gu ign ard , ▁comte ▁de ▁Saint - P ri est , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁revolution , ▁the ▁couple ▁left ▁for ▁Sweden , ▁where ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁high ▁society . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁they ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁Swedish ▁royal ▁court ▁at ▁Dro tt ning holm ▁Palace , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁an ▁allow ance ▁from ▁Catherine ▁the ▁Great ▁and ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁dangerous ▁Russian ▁sp ies . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁Russian ▁troops ▁along ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁border ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁susp ic ions ▁in ▁Sweden ▁that ▁Russia ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁war ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁dis content ▁of ▁Catherine ▁the ▁Great ▁that ▁Gustav ▁IV ▁Adolf ▁of ▁Sweden ▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁to ▁Duch ess ▁Louise ▁Charlotte ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in ▁instead ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Alex andra ▁Pav lov na ▁of ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Swedish ▁government ▁of ▁Gust af ▁Adolf ▁Re uter holm ▁tried ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Stockholm , ▁And rei ▁Bud berg , ▁but ▁without ▁success . ▁ ▁Const ance ▁Wilhelm ine ▁de ▁Saint - P ri est , ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁Russian ▁connections , ▁was ▁thereby ▁assigned ▁through ▁the ▁Spanish ▁amb assador ▁to ▁issue ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Bud berg ▁and ▁conv ince ▁him ▁to