OTD 28 May 1760 Alexandre de Beauharnais
May 28th. 1760 marks the birth of Alexandre de Beauharnais.
His birth took place in Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Alexandre's parents had been François de Beauharnais, marquess and
Marie Henriette Pyvart de Chasstullé.
On December 13th. 1779 Alexandre de Beauharnais married
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (later she became Empress of the
French Empire under the name Joséphine de Beauharnais).
The couple would have 2 children.
However their marriage was a bad one. He was most of the time absent due
to his work, he hadn't any appreciation for the intellectual knowledge of his
wife and above all he was unfaithful to her.
During the American Revolutionary War, Alexandre fought in the army
of King Louis XVI.
He had rather an interesting professional career:
* Deputy of the noblesse in the Estates-General
* president of the National Constituent Assembly (1791)
* Minister of war (1794)
* General-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine (1793)
But on March 2nd. 1794, the Committee of General Security ordered
Alexandre's arrest.
He was accused of having poorly defended Mainz during the
Siege of Mainz (1793). Besides that he was considered as an
aristocratic 'suspect'.
Alexandre sat in the Carmes prison. His wife Joséphine was jailed
in the same prison too, but due to Robespierre she was freed after
three months.
On 23 July 1794 Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined at the
Place de la Révolution in Paris.
Due to his son he became an ancestor of the Royal Houses of
Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Grand Ducal House of
Luxembourg too.
His birth took place in Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Alexandre's parents had been François de Beauharnais, marquess and
Marie Henriette Pyvart de Chasstullé.
On December 13th. 1779 Alexandre de Beauharnais married
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (later she became Empress of the
French Empire under the name Joséphine de Beauharnais).
The couple would have 2 children.
However their marriage was a bad one. He was most of the time absent due
to his work, he hadn't any appreciation for the intellectual knowledge of his
wife and above all he was unfaithful to her.
Alexandre de Beauharnais - Source picture: Wikipedia
During the American Revolutionary War, Alexandre fought in the army
of King Louis XVI.
He had rather an interesting professional career:
* Deputy of the noblesse in the Estates-General
* president of the National Constituent Assembly (1791)
* Minister of war (1794)
* General-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine (1793)
But on March 2nd. 1794, the Committee of General Security ordered
Alexandre's arrest.
He was accused of having poorly defended Mainz during the
Siege of Mainz (1793). Besides that he was considered as an
aristocratic 'suspect'.
Source picture: Wikipedia
Alexandre sat in the Carmes prison. His wife Joséphine was jailed
in the same prison too, but due to Robespierre she was freed after
three months.
On 23 July 1794 Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined at the
Place de la Révolution in Paris.
Due to his son he became an ancestor of the Royal Houses of
Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Grand Ducal House of
Luxembourg too.
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