Francis V de Beauharnais
| Francis V of Beauharnais | |
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| Spouse(s) | Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé |
| Noble family | House of Beauharnais |
| Father | Claude de Beauharnais |
| Mother | Renée Hardouineau |
| Born | 16 January 1714 La Rochelle |
| Died | 18 June 1800 (aged 86) Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
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 was baron de Beauville, marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais, chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony of Martinique. He was the son of Claude de Beauharnais (1680–1738), comte des Roches-Baritaud and his wife Renée Hardouineau. Francis V of Beauharnais was one of the great-grandfathers of the family Eslandoost de Beauville[citation needed].
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[edit] Marriages and issue
On 13 September 1751, at Blois, 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).
[edit] Life
In 1751, he was made chef d'escadre des vaisseaux du roi, then governor of Martinique. On 20 April 1752, he acquired the château de La Ferté-Avrain, which had recently been rebuilt. In recognition of his services to France, on 7 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.
[edit] Genealogy
François V de Beauharnais is the ancestor of Nicolas of Leuchtenberg.
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