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Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
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Maximilian Joseph Eugene Auguste Napoleon de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince Romanowsky (2 October 1817 – 1 November 1852) 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.
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Maximilian de Beauharnais | |||||
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Duke of Leuchtenberg | |||||
Reign | 28 March 1835 – 1 November 1852 | ||||
Predecessor | Auguste de Beauharnais | ||||
Successor | Nicholas Maximilianovich | ||||
Born | (1817-10-02)2 October 1817 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
Died | 1 November 1852(1852-11-01) (aged 35) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
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Issue | Princess Alexandra Maria, Princess Louis William of Baden Nicholas, Duke of Leuchtenberg Eugenia, Duchess Alexander of Oldenburg Eugen, Duke of Leuchtenberg Prince Sergei Georgi, Duke of Leuchtenberg | ||||
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House | Beauharnais | ||||
Father | Eugène de Beauharnais | ||||
Mother | Princess Augusta of Bavaria |
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A student of Moritz von Jacobi, he is known as one of pioneers in galvanoplasty and an expert in copper and bronze metalworks generally, as well as an art collector.