Augusta of Bavaria
| Princess Augusta | |
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| Duchess of Leuchtenberg | |
Portrait by François Pascal Simon Gérard
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| Born |
21 June 1788 Strasbourg |
| Died | 13 May 1851 (aged 62) Munich |
| Spouse | Eugène de Beauharnais |
| Issue |
Joséphine, Queen of Sweden and Norway Eugénie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Auguste, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg Amélie, Empress of Brazil Théodoline, Countess Wilhelm of Württemberg Princess Carolina Maximilian, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria |
| Mother | Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (German: Auguste Amalie Ludovika von Bayern) (Strasbourg, 21 June 1788 – Munich, 13 May 1851) was the second child and eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Although originally promised in marriage to the heir of Baden, Charles, the engagement was broken at the behest of Napoleon I of France. On 14 January 1806 in Munich, Augusta married Eugène de Beauharnais, only son of Josephine de Beauharnais and Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais and stepson of Napoleon. In return, Napoleon raised Bavaria from a state to a Kingdom. Although a diplomatic marriage, this union would turn out to be a happy one. In 1817, Augusta's father created his son-in-law Duke of Leuchtenberg and Prince of Eichstädt, with the style Royal Highness.
Augusta and Eugène had seven children:
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