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 Romanovskaja 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-Württemberg 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)
^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.
^Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen (1881), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 14
^"Königliche Orden", Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (in German), Munich: Druck and Verlag, 1890, p. 10 – via hathitrust.org
^Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1877), "Königliche Orden" p. 22
^"Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, pp. 7
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Prince 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 Eugen MaximilianovichDuke of LeuchtenbergBorn 1847 02 08 8 February 1847St Petersburg Russian EmpireDied31 August 1901 1901 08 31 aged 54 St Petersburg Russian EmpireBurialAlexander Nevsky Lavra St PetersburgSpouseDaria Konstantinowa Opotschinina 1869 1870 her death Zeneide Dmitrijewna Skobelew 1878 1899 her death IssueDaria Countess of BeauharnaisNamesEugen Maximilianovich RomanowskyHouseHouse of BeauharnaisFatherMaximilian de Beauharnais 3rd Duke of LeuchtenbergMotherGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriages 3 Career 4 Honours and arms 5 Ancestry 6 ReferencesEarly life EditEugen 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 Romanovskaja for the female descendants and were styled Imperial Highness 1 Marriages Edit 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 Eugene Kotchoubey de Beauharnais 24 July 1894 Peterhof 6 November 1951 Paris In 1878 he married Zeneide 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 EditEugen 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 Honours and arms Edit Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg Grand Duchy of Hesse Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig 14 October 1864 2 Kingdom of Bavaria Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Hubert 1869 3 Wurttemberg Grand Cross of the Order of the Wurttemberg Crown 1871 4 Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class 21 August 1890 5 Ancestry EditAncestors of Eugen Maximilianovich 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg8 Alexandre vicomte de Beauharnais4 Eugene de Beauharnais 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg9 Josephine Tascher de La Pagerie2 Maximilian de Beauharnais 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg10 Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria5 Princess Amalia Augusta of Bavaria11 Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse Darmstadt1 George Maximilianovich 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg12 Paul I of Russia6 Nicholas I of Russia13 Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg3 Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia14 Frederick William III of Prussia7 Princess Charlotte of Prussia15 Louise of Mecklenburg StrelitzReferences Edit Oertel Friedrich Maximilian 1854 Genealogische Tafeln zur europaischen Staatengeschichte der germanischen und slawischen Volker im neunzehnten Jahrhunderte in German Brockhaus p 14 Retrieved 26 February 2013 Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen 1881 Grossherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen p 14 Konigliche Orden Hof und Staatshandbuch des Konigreichs Bayern in German Munich Druck and Verlag 1890 p 10 via hathitrust org Hof und Staats Handbuch des Konigreich Wurttemberg 1877 Konigliche Orden p 22 Rother Adler orden Koniglich Preussische Ordensliste supp in German vol 1 Berlin 1886 pp 7 Eugen Maximilianovich 5th Duke of LeuchtenbergHouse of BeauharnaisBorn 29 February 1852 Died 16 May 1912German nobilityPreceded byEugen Maximilianovich Duke of Leuchtenberg6 January 1891 31 August 1901 Succeeded byGeorge Maximilianovich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugen 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