Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais ([øʒɛn də boaʁnɛ]; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was a French nobleman, statesman, and military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Through the second marriage of his mother, Joséphine de Beauharnais, he was the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte. Under the French Empire he also became Napoleon's adopted son (but not the heir to the imperial throne). He was Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy under his stepfather, from 1805 to 1814, and commanded the Army of Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. Historians consider him one of Napoleon's most able relatives.
| Eugène de Beauharnais | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Venice, Grand Duke of Frankfurt, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince of Eichstätt | |
Portrait of Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, by Andrea Appiani (1810) | |
| Viceroy of Italy | |
| Term | 5 June 1805 – 11 April 1814 |
| Monarch | Napoleon I |
| Duke of Leuchtenberg Prince of Eichstätt | |
| Tenure | 14 November 1817 – 21 February 1824 |
| Successor | Auguste de Beauharnais |
| Born | 3 September 1781 Paris, France |
| Died | 21 February 1824 (aged 42) Munich, Bavaria |
| Burial | St. Michael's Church, Munich |
| Spouse |
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
(m. 1806) |
| Issue |
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| House | Beauharnais |
| Father | Alexandre de Beauharnais |
| Mother | Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | French First Republic First French Empire Kingdom of Italy |
| Battles/wars | See battles
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