François V de Beauharnais
François V de Beauharnais (16 January 1714, La Rochelle – 18 June 1800, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French nobleman, soldier, politician, colonial governor and admiral. He was seigneur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, baron de Beauville, 1st marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais, chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony of Martinique. He was the son of Claude de Beauharnais (1680–1738), sieur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, and his wife Renée Hardouineau.
Francis V of Beauharnais | |
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François de Beauharnais | |
| Born | 16 January 1714 La Rochelle |
| Died | 18 June 1800 (aged 86) Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Noble family | Beauharnais |
| Spouse(s) | Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé |
| Father | Claude de Beauharnais |
| Mother | Renée Hardouineau |
| Governor general of the French Antilles | |
| In office May 1757 – 7 February 1761 | |
| Preceded by | Maximin de Bompart |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Charles de La Touche |
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office May 1757 – 7 February 1761 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Rouillé de Rocourt |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Charles de La Touche |
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