Auguste Charles Eugène Napoléon de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg was the first prince consort of Maria II of Portugal. Besides being the 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg and 2nd Prince of Eichstätt, he al
Portrait by G. Dury, c. 1835
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
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Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg was the second child and eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. By marriage, she was
Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg
…Brazilian noble title of Duke of Santa Cruz. Being born in Milan, Lombardy, Auguste was the eldest son of Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon I's stepson, and Princess Augusta of Bavaria. His dynastic connections were exceptional, considering his paternal lineage: among his sisters were Joséphine, Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden, and…
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, c. 1825
Princess Augusta with her brother and mother, 1791
A young Princess Augusta.
Augusta's marriage to Eugène de Beauharnais, by François Guillaume Menageot