Alexandre de Beauharnais
Alexandre François Marie, Viscount of Beauharnais (28 May 1760 – 23 July 1794) was a French politician and general of the French Revolution. He was the first husband of Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, who later married Napoleon Bonaparte and became empress of France. Beauharnais was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Alexandre de Beauharnais | |
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Portrait by a painter of David's circle, c. 1793 | |
| President of the Constituent National Assembly | |
| In office 19 June – 3 July 1791 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Dauchy |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Lameth |
| In office 31 July – 13 August 1791 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Defermon des Chapelières |
| Succeeded by | Victor de Broglie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1760 Fort-Royal, Martinique, France |
| Died | 23 July 1794 (aged 34) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Picpus Cemetery, Paris |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Eugène de Beauharnais (son) Hortense de Beauharnais (daughter) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of France First French Republic |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1775–1794 |
| Rank | General of division |
| Commands | Army of the Rhine |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars
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