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Eugène de Beauharnais

Paris, 3 Sep 1781 – Munich, 21 Feb 1824

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  • Born3 Sep 1781, Parisnot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Augusta of Bavarianot verified1 source
  • TitleDuke of Leuchtenbergor member of the Sénat conservateur · Peer of Francenot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Sénat conservateuror Duke of Leuchtenberg · Peer of Francenot verified1 source
  • TitlePeer of Franceor Duke of Leuchtenberg · member of the Sénat conservateurnot verified1 source
  • Died21 Feb 1824, Munichnot verified1 source
  • MotherJoséphine de Beauharnaisnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 3 Sep 1781

    Born in Paris

  2. 1807–1817

    4 children are born

  3. 21 Feb 1824

    Dies in Munich, aged 42

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Children · 4

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Paris.

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The 1780s · Eugène is born in Paris

In the news1783

First human flight in 1783

King Louis XVI hosted the first successful human flight in a hot-air balloon at Versailles, lasting 25 minutes on November 21, 1783.

What people wore

Sans-culottes wore trousers as a badge of honor

During the French Revolution, working-class men known as sans-culottes distinguished themselves by wearing long trousers instead of the tight knee breeches worn by the nobility.

Daily life

Simple peasant housing

Most peasant homes were single-room structures built of mud with thatched roofs, lacking ceilings and window glass.

In the news1789

Storming of the Bastille in 1789

On July 14, 1789, Parisian citizens stormed the Bastille prison, a pivotal event that signaled the start of the French Revolution and the collapse of royal authority.

Music

Popular dances included minuet and contredanse

The minuet and the contredanse were the two most popular dances, with the latter being a favorite figure dance involving four couples. People frequently organized and enjoyed balls in the provinces during this period.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Getting around

Fast winter mountain descent by sled

Adventurous travelers crossing the Alps at Mont-Cenis in winter could descend into France on a sled in a 15-minute thrill ride called the ramasse. The sleds were guided by a conductor who steered the craft down the snowy slopes at high speed.