François Clary (24 February 1725 – 20 January 1794) was an Irish-French merchant who made a fortune in import and export business.

François Clary lived in Marseille and ran an import and export business.

On 13 April 1751, François Clary married his first wife Gabrielle Fléchon (1732–1758) in Église Notre-Dame-des-Accoules, Marseille.

On 26 June 1759, François Clary married his second wife Françoise Rose Somis (Marseille, 30 August 1737 – Paris, 28 January 1815), daughter of Joseph Ignace Somis and Catherine Rose Soucheiron, in Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins, Marseille.

They had nine children: François Clary and Françoise Rose Somis had 19 grandchildren, including: Via Oscar I of Sweden, François Clary and Françoise Rose Somis are the ancestors of many European monarchs and princes, including: