Francis VI of Beauharnais
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Francis, marquis of Beauharnais (VI), (1756, La Rochelle
- 1823) was a French nobleman. He was the son of Francis V of Beauharnais
, baron de Beauville, marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais, and of his wife Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé. This made him the elder brother of Alexandre de Beauharnais and the uncle of Napoleon
's stepchildren Eugène
and Hortense
He represented the nobility of États Généraux of 1789, but later emigrated to join Condé's
army as a major general. However, he later rallied to the First French Empire
, which sent him on various diplomatic missions. Francis VI of Beauharnais was one of the great-grandfathers of the family Eslandoost de Beauville.
In 1802, François de Beauharnais married Louise de Cohausen (1775–1822). They had 3 children:
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
- 1823) was a French nobleman. He was the son of Francis V of Beauharnais
Francis V of Beauharnais
François V de Beauharnais was a French nobleman, soldier, politician, colonial governor and admiral. He was baron de Beauville, marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais, chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony of Martinique...
, baron de Beauville, marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais, and of his wife Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé. This made him the elder brother of Alexandre de Beauharnais and the uncle of Napoleon
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
's stepchildren Eugène
Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
and Hortense
Hortense de Beauharnais
Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte , Queen Consort of Holland, was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoleon I, being the daughter of his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. She later became the wife of the former's brother, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, and the mother of Napoleon III, Emperor of...
He represented the nobility of États Généraux of 1789, but later emigrated to join Condé's
Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé
Louis Joseph de Bourbon was Prince of Condé from 1740 to his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he held the prestigious rank of Prince du Sang.-Biography:...
army as a major general. However, he later rallied to the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
, which sent him on various diplomatic missions. Francis VI of Beauharnais was one of the great-grandfathers of the family Eslandoost de Beauville.
Marriages and issue
On 1 May 1778 François de Beauharnais married Françoise de Beauharnais (1757–1822), (daughter of Claude de Beauharnais, comte des Roches-Baritaud et de Anne-Marie Mouchard). They divorced in 1793, after having 4 children:- Adélaïde de Beauharnais (1779–1852)
- Françoise de Beauharnais (1780–1780)
- Émilie de Beauharnais (1781–1855), in 1798 married comte Antoine Marie Chamans de La ValetteAntoine Marie Chamans, comte de LavaletteAntoine Marie Chamans, comte de Lavalette was a French politician and general.-Early life:Born in Paris the same year as Napoleon Bonaparte, he spent the Revolution in the French Revolutionary Army, where he rose through the ranks to become an aide-de-camp to General Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers.In...
(1769–1830), whom she had saved - Amédée de Beauharnais (1782–1784).
In 1802, François de Beauharnais married Louise de Cohausen (1775–1822). They had 3 children:
- Hortense de Beauharnais (1812–1851), in 1840 married comte Richard de Querelles (1808–1846). On his death, she married 1848 Armand Laity (1812–1899)
- Auguste de Beauharnais (1813–1831).