The Duke of Leuchtenberg is the title of one of the branches of the French noble family of Beauharnais , which later became the name of some of the descendants of this family.
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him. Herzog von leichtenberg fr. Duc de leichtenberg | |
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 coat of arms of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg and the Romanov princes (1852-1974) | |
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| Ancestor | Maximilian of Bavaria (until 1705 ) Eugene de Beauharnais |
| Close birth | Beauharnais , Holstein-Gottorp-Romanovs |
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| Place of origin | Leuchtenberg , Bavaria , Germany |
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 Bavaria | |
 Russian empire | |
| Palaces and mansions | Leuchtenberg Palace |
This title was established in 1817 by Maximilian I (king of Bavaria) for his son-in-law Eugene Beauharnais (as a mediated duchy), to whom he also transferred part of the principality of Eichstät . At the same time, Eugene received the title of Royal Highness, passing by birthright. Other members of the clan were given the title of Most Serene Princes.
Content
Bearers of the title and representatives of the surname
- Eugene Bogarne, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1781 - 1824 ) - stepson of Napoleon I.
- Auguste (August) Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1810 - 1835 ) - son of Eugene Beauharnais and Augusta of Bavaria
∞ Queen of Portugal Maria II . - Maximilian Joseph Eugene August Napoleon, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1817 - 1852 )
∞ Maria Nikolaevna ( 1819 - 1876 ) - the Duchess of Leuchtenberg was married.- Duchess Alexandra Maksimilianovna Leuchtenberg (1840-1843) died in childhood;
- Maria Maximilianovna Leuchtenberg ( 1841 - 1914 ) - His Grace Princess Romanovskaya, married Princess of Baden;
- Prince Nikolai Maksimilianovich Romanovsky, 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1843 - 1891 ) - son of Maximilian Leuchtenberg and Maria Nikolaevna . By decree of Alexander III of November 11 (23), 1890, his sons from the morganatic wife N. A. Akinfova - the "pupils" of his Imperial Highness Prince Nikolai Maximilianovich Romanovsky, the Duke of Leuchtenberg - Nikolai and George Nikolaevich - were granted the right to use the title of Dukes of Leuchtenberg with lordships, [1] a perfect separation from the imperial family and entering into the genealogical books of the St. Petersburg province ; their emblem is in the XV part of the General Herbovnik .
- Nikolai Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1868 - 1928 ), a “pupil” and son of the 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Nikolai Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1896 - 1937 ).
- Nicholas-Alexander-Fritz Leuchtenberg, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (born 1933 ).
- Duke Nicholas-Maximilian of Leuchtenberg ( 1963 - 2002 ).
- Duke of Constantine-Alexander-Peter Leuchtenberg (born 1965 ).
- Nicholas-Alexander-Fritz Leuchtenberg, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (born 1933 ).
- Duke Sergei Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg ( 1903 - 1966 ).
- Nikolai Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1896 - 1937 ).
- Duke George Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg ( 1872 - 1929 ), "pupil" of the 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Duke Dmitry Georgievich Leuchtenberg ( 1898 - 1972 ).
- Duke George D. Leuchtenberg ( 1927 - 1963 ).
- Duke Konstantin Georgievich Leuchtenberg ( 1905 - 1983 ).
- Duke Dmitry Georgievich Leuchtenberg ( 1898 - 1972 ).
- Nikolai Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1868 - 1928 ), a “pupil” and son of the 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Eugenia Maximilianovna Leuchtenberg (1845-1925), His Grace Princess Romanovskaya, Princess Oldenburg in marriage.
- Prince Yevgeny Maximilianovich Romanovsky ( 1847 - 1901 ), the 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg - the son of Maximilian Leuchtenberg and Maria Nikolaevna , was married first to Daria Opochinina (1845-1870), the second to her cousin Zinaida Skobeleva (1878-1899), sister of General Skobelev .
- Countess Daria Beauharnais (1870-1937)
- Prince Sergei Maximilianovich Romanovsky ( 1849 - 1877 ), Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Prince George Maximilianovich Romanovsky ( 1852 - 1912 ), 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg - son of Maximilian Leuchtenberg and Maria Nikolaevna . He was married to Theresa of Oldenburg (1852-1883), and then to Anastasia of Montenegro .
- Prince Alexander G. Romanovsky ( 1881 - 1942 ), 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Prince Sergey Georgievich Romanovsky ( 1890 - 1974 ), 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg.
- Princess Elena Georgievna Romanovskaya ( 1892 - 1971 ), Duchess of Leuchtenberg, married Countess Tyszkiewicz
- Auguste (August) Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg ( 1810 - 1835 ) - son of Eugene Beauharnais and Augusta of Bavaria
Family Coats of Arms
The coat of arms of the Duchess Zinaida Dmitrievna Leuchtenberg is included in Part XIV of the General Herbovik of the noble families of the All-Russian Empire, p. 1 .
Four-part shield. In the first and fourth silver parts, an azure belt. In the second green part, a silver sword in a pole, encircled in the middle with gold of six rays by a star, a hilt of gold, the top of the sword is surrounded by six gold stars of six rays. In the third silver part, there is a black belt, above it there are black birds without legs and without beaks ( bezels ). The shield is decorated with the Ducal crown and three silver helmets, of which the middle one is crowned by the Ducal crown, and the last by the noble crowns. Crests : of the middle helmet - a black Imperial eagle with red eyes and tongues and golden beaks and claws, crowned with two gold imperial crowns; the right wing has a silver wing with a black belt, above which are three black birds without legs and without beaks (bezels); on the left - a green field marshal’s rod decorated with a gold rim and golden about six rays stars in a pole, behind which are two crossed green laurel branches. Bait : the middle helmet is black with gold, the right one is black with silver, and the left one is azure with silver. Shield holders : two black eagles with red eyes and tongues and golden beaks and claws, standing on two green palm branches. Around everything is a princely mantle with a princely crown. The coat of arms of the Dukes of Nicholas and George Nikolaevich Leuchtenberg is included in Part XV of the General Tomb of the noble families of the All-Russian Empire, p. 1 .
The large coat of arms of Their Imperial Highnesses, Their Highnesses and Their Lordships of the Princes Romanovs is a golden two-headed Russian eagle with a four-part shield on its chest with a small shield in the middle. In the first and fourth parts, silver, blue belt. In the second part, a green, silver sword: the hilt is golden, the top of the sword is surrounded by six golden stars. In the third part, on a silver field, there is a black belt, above it are three black birds. In a small shield, on a golden field, red, crowned with a red crown, the monogram of Emperor Nicholas I (N), on the shield is the ducal crown. The main shield is crowned with the helmet of Alexander Nevsky; around the chain of the order of St. Andrew the First-Called, he will outline gold and black; two golden neck with red eyes and tongues serve as shield holders. Instead of the imperial canopy, a golden mantle dotted with Russian double-headed eagles, lined with ermine; over her imperial crown. The drawings of these emblems (including the emblems of relatives of the Imperial family) are reproduced in the Complete Collection of Laws, vol. XXXII (1857) under No. 31720. Descriptions of these emblems are given in the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire, vol. 1, part 1 1, Code of Basic State Laws. Ed. 1906 Appendix II.
See also
- Leuchtenberg
- Leuchtenberg Palace
Links
- Leuchtenberg Ducal House // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Leuchtenberg pedigree on an Online Gotha
- Leuchtenberg (XX century) on thePeerage.com
- The genealogy of the Leuchtenberg (house of Beauharnais) on the site "Geocities"
- Pedigree Beauharnais on the website "web.genealogie.free.fr"
- Beauharnais on the Royalty Guide
- Excursion to heraldry: coats of arms of members of the Imperial House
Literature
- "The noble birth of the Russian Empire." Volume 2. Princes. / SPb., IPK "Vesti", 1995 / ISBN 5-86153-012-2 /
- Leuchtenberg // German Germans (Encyclopedia) / Chairman ed. Collegium V. Karev. - M: Publishing House "Public Academy of Sciences of Russian Germans", 2004. - T. 2: K — O. - S. 294. - ISBN 5-93227-002-0 .
Notes
- ↑ Lyubimov S.V. Titled births of the Russian Empire: The experience of a detailed listing of all titled noble families, indicating the origin of each family name, as well as the time of receipt of the title and approval in it / State. publ. East. b-ka of Russia. - M .: FAIR-PRESS, 2004 .-- S. 260. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-8183-0777-8 .