Ancestral Trails 2016 » Stephanie de BEAUHARNAIS (1789-1860)

Personal data Stephanie de BEAUHARNAIS 


Household of Stephanie de BEAUHARNAIS

She is married to Karl Ludwig Friedrich von BADEN.

They got married on April 8, 1806 at Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France, she was 16 years old.


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Notes about Stephanie de BEAUHARNAIS

Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Baden (Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais; August 28, 1789 - January 29, 1860) was the Grand Duchess consort of Baden by marriage to Karl, Grand Duke of Baden.

Born in Versailles at the beginning of the French Revolution, Stéphanie was a great-granddaughter to Claude de Beauharnais (1680-1738) and Renée Hardouineau (1696-1744) who were married in La Rochelle during 1713. Their oldest son was François 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 Françoise 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 Claudine Françoise 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 Joséphine de Beauharnais, Marchioness de Quiqueran-Beaujeu (1803-1870).

The fates of her family however would be defined by another Joséphine. On December 13, 1779 Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, first cousin of her father, was married to Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie. On July 23, 1794, Alexandre was guillotined. Joséphine had affairs with several influential figures of the French Directory, including Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras. The latter would introduce her to his recent favorite Napoléon Bonaparte. Napoléon soon started courting her. On March 9, 1796 they were married.

General Napoléon Bonaparte was now stepfather to Eugène de Beauharnais and Hortense de Beauharnais, second cousins of Stephanie. As his prominence and wealth continued to rise, Napoléon found himself being de facto patron to both the Bonaparte and the de Beauharnais families. Stephanie would soon see her patron rise to become First Consul of France.

Her "uncle" crowned himself Emperor of the French on December 2, 1804. As a prominent member of the new Imperial Family, Stephanie held residence in the Tuileries Palace. Her new status allowed her to live a rather luxurious life. She would soon however have to depart both the Palace and France.

This was a consequence of Napoleon's effort to secure an alliance with the Prince-elector of Baden. The alliance was to be secured through a marriage between the descendants of the two sovereigns, connecting the two dynasties. The Prince-Elector was to be represented by his grandson. Napoleon on the other hand lacked legitimate descendants of his own. He adopted Stephanie and named her "Princesse Française" (French Princess) with the style of Imperial Highness. The marriage took place in Paris on April 8, 1806. On July 25, 1806 her new grandfather-in-law was named Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden.

By most accounts the arranged marriage was not particularly successful. Her husband was determined to continue living as a bachelor. He set residence in Karlsruhe. She was allowed to settle separately in Mannheim. Even the official complaints by the Emperor did not resolve this situation. The Grand Duke offered Schwetzingen to be their common summer residence. But only Stephanie accepted the offer. The situation changed somewhat when it became evident that the aging Grand Duke would not live much longer. The couple apparently reconciled in an effort to produce heirs for the throne.

Children
On June 10, 1811, Stephanie's husband, Karl succeeded his grandfather as Grand Duke of Baden. He and Grand Duchess Stephanie would have five children:

Princess Luise Amelie Stephanie of Baden (June 5, 1811 - July 19, 1854). She was married on November 30, 1830 to Gustav, Prince of Vasa.
Unnamed son (September 29, 1812 - October 16, 1812).
Princess Josephine Friederike Luise of Baden (October 21, 1813 - June 19, 1900). She was married on October 21, 1834 to Karl Anton, Fürst of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Prince Alexander of Baden (May 1-8, 1816).
Princess Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline of Baden (October 11, 1818 - October 8, 1888). She was married on February 23, 1843 to William Alexander Anthony Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton.

Among her descendants are the former Kings of Romania and former King of Yugoslavia, the present King of the Belgians, the present Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the present Sovereign Prince of Monaco.

The Grand Duke died on December 8, 1818. Stephanie remained a widow for the rest of her long life. She was reportedly a devoted mother to her three daughters. Her residence in Mannheim became a popular Salon for artists and intellectuals. Stephanie died in Nice, France at the age of 71, in 1860, 41 years after her husband.

Titles and styles
28 August 1789 - 1804: Mademoiselle Stéphanie de Beauharnais
1804 - 8 April 1806: Her Imperial Highness French Princess Stéphanie de Beauharnais
8 April 1806 - 25 July 1806: Her Imperial Highness The Hereditary Princess of Baden
25 July 1806 - 10 June 1811: Her Imperial Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Baden
10 June 1811 - 11 April 1814: Her Imperial Highness The Grand Duchess of Baden
11 April 1814 - 8 December 1818: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Baden
8 December 1818 - 29 January 1860: Her Royal Highness The Dowgaer Grand Duchess of Baden
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Birthday August 28, 1789

  • The temperature on August 28, 1789 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    • September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.

Day of marriage April 8, 1806

  • The temperature on April 8, 1806 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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Day of death January 29, 1860

  • The temperature on January 29, 1860 was about 1.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
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    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
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    • May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
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