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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.
Eugène de Beauharnais 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). His father, the general Alexandre, Viscount de Beauharnais, was guillotined on June 23, 1794.
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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 legacy, discover the story of this Napoleon's adopted son.
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As the historian Michel Kerautret points out, few people were as close to Napoleon for as long a time as Eugène de Beauharnais. Although Eugène appears to have lived in the Emperor’s shadow, there is great value in an unbiased study of his position alongside Napoleon, of the challenges he faced on the battlefields as well as of his role as Viceroy of Italy.
Eugène de Beauharnais, vice-roi d'Italie, par Andrea Appiani en 1810 . Eugène de Beauharnais par François Gérard. 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 Ier, avec qualification d'Altesse ...
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.
A French general and Napoleon's adopted son, who became viceroy of Italy and married a Bavarian princess. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy from The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
