Beauharnais, Eugène de (özhĕn` də bōärnā`), 1781–1824, French general; son of Alexandre and Josephine de Beauharnais (Empress Josephine Josephine, 1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I . Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, she was married in 1779 to Alexandre de Beauharnais .
..... Click the link for more information. ). He served ably in the campaigns of his stepfather, Napoleon I Napoleon I (nəpō`lēən, Fr. näpôlāōN`), 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b.
..... Click the link for more information. , distinguishing himself at Marengo and Lützen, where he rallied the outnumbered troops, and in the Russian campaign. The emperor made him viceroy of Italy in 1805 and officially adopted him the following year. His court at Milan was brilliant, his administration in Italy capable. Beauharnais married a Bavarian princess, and after Napoleon's downfall he lived in Munich under the titles of duke of Leuchtenberg and prince of Eichstätt.

Beauharnais, Eugène de

(born Sept. 3, 1781, Paris, France—died Feb. 21, 1824, Munich, Bavaria) French administrator and general. Son of Joséphine and Alexandre, viscount de Beauharnais, he became a useful military aide to his stepfather, Napoleon. In 1804 he received the title of prince and was appointed archchancellor of state. He was named Napoleon's viceroy in Italy (1805), where he reorganized public finances, built roads, and introduced the French legal system. As commander of the Italian army, he fought admirably in various conflicts. In 1814 he held out in Italy against the Austrians and the Neapolitans but was forced to conclude an armistice. He retired to the Bavarian court of his wife's family.