Eugen Maximilianovich, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg

Eugen Maximilianovich
Duke of Leuchtenberg
Eugen Maxmilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg
Born	8 February 1847 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	31 August 1901 (aged 54) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Burial	Alexander Nevsky Lavra, St. Petersburg
Spouse	Daria Konstantinowa Opotschinina (1869-1870; her death) Zeneïde Dmitrijewna Skobelew (1878-1899; her death)
Issue	Daria, Countess of Beauharnais
Full name Eugen Maximilianovich Romanowsky
House	House of Beauharnais
Father	Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Mother	Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia

Eugen Maximilianovich Romanowsky, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg (8 February 1847 - 31 August 1901) was a son of Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Duke of Leuchtenberg. He succeeded his brother Nicholas Maximilianovich as Duke of Leuchtenberg from 1891 until his death.

Early life

Eugen Maximilianovich was born in Saint Petersburg in 1847, as the second son and fifth child of Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia. After the death of his father in 1852, Eugen's older brother Nicolas became the fourth Duke of Leuchtenberg. When he died without an heir in 1891, Eugen became the fifth Duke, until his death in 1901. He was then succeeded by his younger brother George.

On 18 December 1852, after the death of their father, all the children of Duke Maximilian were allowed to wear the princely name and title of Romanowsky (or Romanowska for the female descendants), and were styled Imperial Highness.^[1]

Marriages

Zina Skobelew, second wife of Duke Eugene

In 1869, he married Daria Konstantinowa Opotschinina, the granddaughter of Mikhail Kutuzov: she was made Countess of Beauharnais (died 1870 in childbirth).

• Daria, Countess de Beauharnais (19 March 1870, Saint Petersburg - 4 November 1937, Leningrad, Saint Petersburg). She married, firstly, Prince Leon Kotchoubey (1862-1927) in Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg on 7 September 1893; they divorced in 1911. Married, secondly, Waldemar, Baron von Graevenitz (1872-1916) in Saint Petersburg on 22 February 1911. Married, thirdly, Victor Markezetti (d. 15 January 1938). She had one child with her first husband:
  • Prince Eugéne Kotchoubey de Beauharnais (24 July 1894, Peterhof - 6 November 1951, Paris)

In 1878 he married Zeneïde Dmitrijewna Skobelew (also known as Zina) (died 1899), sister to the Russian general Mikhail Skobelev. Zina later had an open long-term affair with Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.

Career

Eugen was a Division General in the Imperial Russian Army. In 1872-1873, he participated in the attack on Khiva and was awarded the Order of St. George, fourth degree. Between 1874 and 1877 he was commander of the Alexandria 5th Hussars. For his work in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, he received the Order of St. Vladimir third class. He became a Lieutenant general in 1886, and was commander of the 37th Infantry Division from 1888 until 1893.

He died in 1901 in St. Petersburg, and is buried in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg

Titles and styles

• 8 February 1847 – 25 December 1890: His Imperial Highness Prince Eugen Maximilianovich of Leuchtenberg
• 25 December 1890 – 31 August 1901: His Imperial Highness The Duke of Leuchtenberg

Honors

• Order of St. George, fourth degree
• Order of St. Vladimir, third class

See also

• Duke of Leuchtenberg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Eugen Maximilianovich, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg

16. François de Beauharnais, marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais               8. Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais                       17. Marie Anne Henriette Françoise de Pyvart de Chastullé               4. Eugène de Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg                             18. Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de la Pagerie               9. Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie                       19. Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois               2. Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg                                   20. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               10. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                       21. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach               5. Princess Amalia Augusta of Bavaria                             22. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt               11. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt                       23. Countess Marie Luise of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim               1. George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg                                         24. Peter III of Russia               12. Paul I of Russia                       25. Catherine II of Russia               6. Nicholas I of Russia                             26. Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg               13. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg                       27. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt               3. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia                                   28. Frederick William II of Prussia               14. Frederick William III of Prussia                       29. Princess Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt               7. Princess Charlotte of Prussia                             30. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               15. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                       31. Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

1. Oertel, Friedrich Maximilian (1854). Genealogische Tafeln zur europäischen Staatengeschichte der germanischen und slawischen Völker im neunzehnten Jahrhunderte (in German). Brockhaus. p. 14. Retrieved 26 February 2013.