- Francis V of Beauharnais
François V de Beauharnais (
16 January 1714 ,La Rochelle -18 June 1800 ,Saint-Germain-en-Laye ) was a French nobleman, soldier, politician, colonial governor and admiral. He wasbaron de Beauville, marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais,chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony ofMartinique . He was the son ofClaude de Beauharnais (1680-1738) , comte des Roches-Baritaud and his wife Renée Hardouneau.Marriages and issue
On
13 September 1751 , atBlois , François de Beauharnais married Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé (1722-1767). They had three children:* François de Beauharnais (1752-1753)
* François de Beauharnais (VI) (1756-1846), comte des Roches-Baritaud
*Alexandre de Beauharnais .On Henriette's death, François de Beauharnais in 1796 married Désirée Eugénie Tascher de La Pagerie (1739-1803).
Life
In 1751, he was made
chef d'escadre des vaisseaux du roi, then governor of Martinique. On20 April 1752 , he acquired the château de La Ferté-Avrain, which had recently been rebuilt. In recognition of his services to France, on7 July 1764 Louis XV promoted him to the status of marquis, allowing him to raise his lands at La Ferté-Avrain into the marquisat. From then on, La Ferté-Avrain was called La Ferté-Beauharnais after him.Genealogy
François V de Beauharnais is the ancestor of
Nicolas of Leuchtenberg .External links
* [http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Beauharnais.htm web.genealogie.free.fr]
* [http://www.geneall.net/F/per_page.php?id=191381 www.geneall.net]
* [http://www.grahs.1901.org/SPIP/article.php3?id_article=164 www.graphs.1901.org]
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