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Maximilian de Beauharnais

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Birth Date:
02.10.1817
Death date:
01.11.1852
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Максимилиан Лейхтенбергский, нем. Maximilian Joseph Eugène Auguste Napoléon de Beauharnais Herzog von Leuchtenberg фр. Maximilien Joseph Eugène Auguste Napoléon duc de Leuchtenberg, Maximilian Joseph Eugène Auguste Nap
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Maximilian Joseph Eugene Auguste Napoleon de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (2 October 1817 Munich – 1 November 1852 St.Petersburg), was the husband of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna of Russia and first cousin of Emperors Napoleon III of the French and Francis Joseph I of Austria. He was a grandson of Napoleon I's first wife, the Empress Josephine, by her prior marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais.

Childhood

He was born as the second son of Eugène de Beauharnais and Princess Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia of Bavaria. His maternal grandparents were Maximilian I, King of Bavaria and his first wife Marie Wilhelmine Auguste, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt.

His maternal grandmother Marie Wilhelmine Auguste was a daughter of Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt, younger son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

He was a brother of:

  • Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Santa Cruz, Consort prince of Queen Maria II of Portugal;
  • Amélie de Beauharnais, Empress consort of Pedro I of Brazil;
  • Josephine of Leuchtenberg, queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden.

Duke of Leuchtenberg

His maternal grandfather Maximilian of Bavaria appointed Eugène de Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg on 14 November 1817. The title came with the effective administration of the Principality of Eichstätt. Maximilian was named "Prince of Leuchtenburg" and became the second-in-line heir to the Duchy.

On 21 February 1824, his father died and his older brother became Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg. His brother was yet childless and Maximilian became his Heir Presumptive.

Auguste eventually married Queen Maria II of Portugal but died childless on 28 March 1835. Maximilian became the 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg at this point.

Marriage

He married Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna of Russia on July 2, 1839 in the chapel of the Winter Palace. She was the eldest daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia.

His father-in-law Nicholas I granted to him on 14 July 1839 the Russian and Finnish style Imperial Highness, a rank he was entitled to as a descendant of the extended dynasty of Napoleon I of France. His father was an adoptive son of Napoleon.

Children

  1. Princess Alexandra Maximilianovna (1840–1843) died in childhood
  2. Princess Maria Maximilianovna (1841–1914) m. Prince Wilhelm of Baden (1829–1897), younger son of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
  3. Nicholas Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1843–1891) m. Nadezhda Annenkova (1840-1891)
  4. Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna (1845–1925) m. Duke Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg (1844–1932)
  5. Eugen Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1847–1901) m. Daria Opotchinina (1845–1870) m. Zinaida Skobeleva (1856–1899)
  6. Prince Sergei Maximilianovich (1849–1877) Killed in the Russo-Turkish war
  7. Georgi Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852–1912) m.(1) Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg (1852–1883) m.(2) Anastasia of Montenegro (1868–1935)

Further descendants

Through his oldest surviving daughter Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1841–1914), he is the grandfather of Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929), Chancellor of Germany during World War I.

His youngest daughter Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1845–1925) married Duke Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg (1844–1932), the grandson of Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, and became the mother of Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg (1868–1924), the divorced husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882–1960), the youngest sister of Nicholas II of Russia.

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Eugène de  BeauharnaisEugène de BeauharnaisFather03.09.178121.02.1824
        2Августа Амалия БаварскаяАвгуста Амалия БаварскаяMother21.06.178813.05.1851
        3князь Георгий Максимилианович Романовскийкнязь Георгий Максимилианович РомановскийSon29.02.185203.05.1912
        4Grand Duchess Maria  Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of RussiaWife18.08.181921.02.1876
        5Ludwig I  of BavariaLudwig I of BavariaUncle25.08.178629.02.1868
        6Nicholas I of RussiaNicholas I of RussiaFather in-law06.07.179618.02.1855
        7Александра ФёдоровнаАлександра ФёдоровнаMother in-law13.07.179801.11.1860
        8Анастасия ЧерногорскаяАнастасия ЧерногорскаяDaughter in-law23.12.186825.11.1935
        9Тереза ОльденбургскаяТереза ОльденбургскаяDaughter in-law30.03.185219.04.1883
        10Olga  Constantinovna of RussiaOlga Constantinovna of RussiaSister in-law03.09.185118.06.1926
        11Olga  NikolaevnaOlga NikolaevnaSister in-law11.09.182230.10.1892
        12Alexander IIAlexander IIBrother in-law29.04.181813.03.1881
        13Konstantin NikolayevichKonstantin NikolayevichBrother in-law21.09.182725.01.1892
        14Николай СтаршийНиколай СтаршийBrother in-law27.07.183113.04.1891
        15Дмитрий Константинович РомановДмитрий Константинович РомановBrother in-law01.06.186030.01.1919
        16Константин КонстантиновичКонстантин КонстантиновичBrother in-law10.08.185802.06.1915
        17Михаил НиколаевичМихаил НиколаевичBrother in-law25.10.183218.12.1909
        18Николай КонстантиновичНиколай КонстантиновичBrother in-law14.02.185027.01.1918
        19Максимилиан IМаксимилиан IGrandfather27.05.175613.10.1825
        20Alexandre de BeauharnaisAlexandre de BeauharnaisGrandfather28.05.176023.07.1794
        21Августа Вильгельмина Мария Гессен-ДармштадтскаяАвгуста Вильгельмина Мария Гессен-ДармштадтскаяGrandmother14.04.176530.03.1796
        22Joséphine de  BeauharnaisJoséphine de BeauharnaisGrandmother23.06.176329.05.1814
        23Кирилл ВладимировичКирилл ВладимировичGrandson12.10.187612.10.1938
        24Mikhail Aleksandrovich RomanovMikhail Aleksandrovich RomanovGrandson04.12.187813.06.1918
        25Boris  Wladimirowitsch RomanowBoris Wladimirowitsch RomanowGrandson24.11.187709.11.1943
        26Andrei  VladimirovichAndrei VladimirovichGrandson02.05.187930.10.1956
        27Vladimir  PaleyVladimir PaleyGrandson09.01.189718.07.1918
        28Nikolajs II RomanovsNikolajs II RomanovsGrandson19.05.186817.07.1918
        29Ольга  РомановаОльга РомановаGranddaughter13.06.188224.11.1960
        30Grand Duchess Maria PavlovnaGrand Duchess Maria PavlovnaGranddaughter18.04.189013.12.1958
        31Natalia PaleyNatalia PaleyGranddaughter05.12.190527.12.1981
        32Великая княгиня Ксения АлександровнаВеликая княгиня Ксения АлександровнаGranddaughter06.04.187520.04.1960
        33Тихон Куликовский-РомановТихон Куликовский-РомановGreat grandson25.08.191708.04.1993
        34Vladimir  RomanovVladimir RomanovGreat grandson30.08.191721.04.1992
        35Князь Дмитрий АлександровичКнязь Дмитрий АлександровичGreat grandson15.08.190107.07.1980
        36Князь Андрей АлександровичКнязь Андрей АлександровичGreat grandson24.01.189708.05.1981
        37Prince Vasili AlexandrovichPrince Vasili AlexandrovichGreat grandson07.07.190724.06.1989
        38Князь Никита АлександровичКнязь Никита АлександровичGreat grandson16.01.190012.09.1974
        39Гурий  КуликовскийГурий КуликовскийGreat grandson23.04.191911.09.1984
        40Prince Nikita  Nikitich RomanovPrince Nikita Nikitich RomanovGreat grandson13.05.192303.05.2007
        41Prince George Duke of KentPrince George Duke of KentGreat grandson20.12.190225.08.1942
        42Ростислав АлександровичРостислав АлександровичGreat grandson24.11.190231.07.1978
        43Edward  VIIIEdward VIIIGreat grandson23.06.189428.05.1972
        44George VIGeorge VIGreat grandson14.12.189506.02.1952
        45George BrasovGeorge BrasovGreat grandson06.08.191021.07.1931
        46Princess Marina  of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Marina of Greece and DenmarkGreat granddaughter13.12.190627.08.1968
        47Anastasia RomanovaAnastasia RomanovaGreat granddaughter18.06.190117.07.1918
        48Irina Alexandrovna of RussiaIrina Alexandrovna of RussiaGreat granddaughter03.07.189526.02.1970
        49Princess Elizabeth of  Greece and DenmarkPrincess Elizabeth of Greece and DenmarkGreat granddaughter24.05.190411.01.1955
        50Prince AdalbertPrince AdalbertCousin19.07.182821.09.1875
        51Матильда Каролина БаварскаяМатильда Каролина БаварскаяCousin30.08.181325.05.1862
        52Therese of Saxe-HildburghausenTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausendistant relative08.07.179226.10.1854

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