Grossherzogin (Baden) - Luise Von Preussen, Stephanie de Beauharnais, Sophie Wilhelmine Von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, Hilda Von Nassau (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Stephanie, Grand Duchess of Baden (Stephanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais) (August 28, 1789 - January 29, 1860) was the consort of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden. Born in Versailles at the beginning of the French revolution, Stephanie was a great-granddaughter to Claude de Beauharnais (1680-1738) and Renee Hardouineau (1696-1744) who were married in La Rochelle during 1713. Their oldest son was Francois de Beauharnais, Marquess de la Ferte-Beauharnais (1714-1800) who served as a governor of Martinique. Their younger son was Claude de Beauharnais, 1st Count des Roches-Baritaud (1717-1784), Stephanie's paternal grandfather. Claude was married in 1753 to Marie Anne Francoise Mouchard (1738-1813), known in poetry as Fanny de Beauharnais. Their oldest son was Claude de Beauharnais, 2nd Count des Roches-Baritaud (1756-1819). In 1783 the 2nd Count married Claude Francoise de Lezay (1767-1791). The marriage resulted in the birth of first her older brother Alberic de Beauharnais (1786-1791) and then Stephanie herself. Her father was remarried in 1799 to Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (1775-1850). The second marriage resulted in the birth of her half-sister Josephine de Beauharnais, Marchioness de Quiqueran-Beaujeu (1803-1870). The fates of her family however would be defined by another Josephine. On December 13, 1779 Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, first cousin of her father, was married to Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie. On July 23, 1794, Alexandre was guillotined. Josephine had affairs with several influential figures of the French Directory, including Paul Francois Jean Nicolas Barras. The later would introduce her to his recent favorite Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon soon started courting her. On March 9, 1796 they were married. General Napoleon was now stepfather to Eugene de Beauharnais and Hortense de Beauharnais, second cousins of Stephanie. As his prominence and wealth continued to rise, Napo...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d