Duke of Leuchtenberg
Duke of Leuchtenberg was the prince title that Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria awarded his son-in-law Eugène de Beauharnais , the stepson and adoptive son of Napoléon , after whose overthrow in 1817 with the landgraviate of the same name and the principality of Eichstätt as territorial rule . In 1833 Bavaria bought the principality and in 1855 finally bought back the possessions still remaining to the Leuchtenberg heirs for three million guilders . The Bavarian Seeon Abbey was the family seat between 1852 and 1934 .
However, Albrecht VI. (1584–1666) the Leuchtenberger and his nephew Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus von Bayern-Leuchtenberg held the title Duke of Leuchtenberg.
The Bavarian dukes of Leuchtenberg (in Primogenitur ) were:
- Eugène de Beauharnais (1781–1824), Viceroy of Italy, Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1817 Bavarian Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince of Eichstätt.
- Auguste de Beauharnais (1810–1835), 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1824, son of the previous one.
- Maximilian de Beauharnais (1817–1852), 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1835, brother of the previous one.
- Nikolaus de Beauharnais (1843-1891), 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1852, son of the previous one, and in 1852 also Russian Prince Romanowski (for all members of the family)
- Eugène de Beauharnais (1847–1901), 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1890, brother of the previous one
- Georg de Beauharnais (1852–1912), 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1901, brother of the previous one
- Alexander de Beauharnais (1881–1942), 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1912, son of the previous one
- Sergei de Beauharnais (1890–1974), 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg, brother of the previous one
Shortly before the death of Duke Nikolaus in 1890, the Bavarian title was expanded as a Russian title for his sons and all descendants, the Bavarian title then passed to Nikolaus' younger brother Eugène .
The Russian dukes of Leuchtenberg were:
- Nikolaus de Beauharnais (1868–1928), Russian Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1890, son of Duke Nikolaus
- Georg de Beauharnais (1872–1929), Russian Duke of Leuchtenberg since 1890, brother of the previous one.
Both had a number of children and grandchildren who all have the right to bear the title of Duke or Duchess of Leuchtenberg.
A daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais was Josephine von Leuchtenberg , Queen of Sweden. Amélie von Leuchtenberg , another daughter of Eugène, married the Emperor of Brazil Pedro I in 1829 . A daughter of Maximilian was Maria von Leuchtenberg , Princess Romanovskaja (1841-1914), mother of the last Chancellor in the Empire, Prince Max von Baden .