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'''Duke of Navarre''' ({{Langx|fr|text=duc de Navarre}}) was a noble title of the [[First French Empire]]. |
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It was created, as '''Duchess of Navarre''' ({{ |
It was created, as '''Duchess of Navarre''' ({{Langx|fr|text=duchesse de Navarre}}), by [[letters patent]] of 9 April 1810 for [[Joséphine de Beauharnais|Empress Joséphine]], following her divorce from [[Napoleon]] earlier that year. The title refers to her [[Château de Navarre]] in Normandy and not the former [[Kingdom of Navarre]]. |
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She died in 1814 and was succeeded by her grandsons, first [[Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg|Auguste]] (who died in 1835) and then [[Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg|Maximilian]]. Upon Maximilian's death in 1852, during the [[Second French Empire]], his eldest son Nicholas was prevented from succeeding. Through his mother, [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876)|Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia]], he was a member of a foreign royal family and thus unable to take the required oath to establish succession to the [[majorat]]. |
She died in 1814 and was succeeded by her grandsons, first [[Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg|Auguste]] (who died in 1835) and then [[Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg|Maximilian]]. Upon Maximilian's death in 1852, during the [[Second French Empire]], his eldest son Nicholas was prevented from succeeding. Through his mother, [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876)|Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia]], he was a member of a foreign royal family and thus unable to take the required oath to establish succession to the [[majorat]]. |
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Duke of Navarre (French: duc de Navarre) was a noble title of the First French Empire.
It was created, as Duchess of Navarre (French: duchesse de Navarre), by letters patent of 9 April 1810 for Empress Joséphine, following her divorce from Napoleon earlier that year. The title refers to her Château de Navarre in Normandy and not the former Kingdom of Navarre.
She died in 1814 and was succeeded by her grandsons, first Auguste (who died in 1835) and then Maximilian. Upon Maximilian's death in 1852, during the Second French Empire, his eldest son Nicholas was prevented from succeeding. Through his mother, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, he was a member of a foreign royal family and thus unable to take the required oath to establish succession to the majorat.
Dukes of Navarre (1810-1852)
[edit]- Joséphine de Beauharnais, 1st Duchess of Navarre (1763–1814)
- Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Navarre (1810–1835)
- Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Navarre (1817–1852)
References
[edit]- Velde, François (21 February 2015). "Napoleonic Titles and Heraldry". heraldica.org. Velde, François.
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