Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (c.1820). Joseph Karl Stieler (German, 1781-1858). Oil o
Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (c.1820). Joseph Karl Stieler (German, 1781-1858). Oil on canvas. Château de Malmaison.Although originally promised in marriage to the heir of Baden, Charles, the engagement was broken at the behest of Napoleon I of France. On 14 January 1806 in Munich, Augusta married Eugène de Beauharnais, only son of Josephine de Beauharnais and Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais and stepson of Napoleon. In return, Napoleon raised Bavaria from a state to a Kingdom. Although a diplomatic marriage, this union would turn out to be a happy one. -- source link
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