… Eugene de Beauharnais, Napoleon’s stepson, was a Colonel in Italy at age 22, and a general by 24. He led the Italian army in the 1812 Russian campaign, and was the Viceroy of Italy. He married Augusta Amalia of Bavaria.
Of his most notable accomplishments, however, was having 7 children (& grandchildren) who would become key political influences for the next 100 years.
(Portrait: Augusta Amalia in 1808 and 1817 – note that late Regency fashion!)
