Eugène de Beauharnais

French statesman and military officer (1781–1824)

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Lived 1781–1824, aged 43France

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1781–1824
Aged 43

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People connected to Eugène de Beauharnais

FatherAlexandre de Beauharnais

MotherJoséphine de Beauharnais

ChildJosephine of Leuchtenberg

SiblingNapoleon II

SiblingHortense de Beauharnais

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Updated 2026-05-29

Stepson and adopted son of Napoleon who ran Italy as Viceroy from 1805 to 1814 and commanded armies during the Napoleonic Wars. Historians rank him among Napoleon's most competent relatives—a high bar in that particular family.

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Eugène Rose de Beauharnais was a French statesman and military officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Through the second marriage of his mother, Joséphine de Beauharnais, he was the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte. Under the French Empire, he also became Napoleon's adopted son. He was Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy under his stepfather, from 1805 to 1814, and commanded the Army of Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. Historians consider him one of Napoleon's most able relatives.

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