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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.
- 14 November 1817 – 21 February 1824
- Napoleon I
- 5 June 1805 – 11 April 1814
- Auguste de Beauharnais
Role In: Napoleonic Wars. Eugène de Beauharnais (born September 3, 1781, Paris, France—died February 21, 1824, Munich, Bavaria [now in Germany]) was a soldier, prince of the French First Empire, and viceroy of Italy for Napoleon I, who was his stepfather (from 1796) and adoptive father (from 1806).
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Learn about the life and career of Eugène de Beauharnais, the son of Napoleon's wife Hortense and a brilliant military leader in his own right. From his childhood to his marriage, his role in Italy and his death, discover the story of this Napoleon's adopted son.
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, né le 3 septembre 1781 à Paris et mort le 21 février 1824 à Munich, est un membre de la famille impériale française, fils adoptif de l'empereur Napoléon I er, avec qualification d'Altesse impériale, vice-roi d'Italie, prince de Venise, grand-duc de Francfort, duc de Leuchtenberg et prince d'Eichstätt.
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The historian Michel Kerautret discusses his biography of Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon's stepson and viceroy of Italy. He analyzes their unique relationship, Eugène's role and challenges in Italy, and his legacy.
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Eugène Rose de Beauharnais 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.
Eugène de Beauharnais became viceroy, with residence in Milan [Milano]. The following year, on January 14, 1806 , he was the first of Napoleon I's relatives to ally himself with a royal family. He married Augusta-Amélie, daughter of the King of Bavaria.
