Alexandre de Beauharnais
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Alexandre viscount de Beauharnais
(born May 28, 1760, Martiniquedied June 23, 1794, Paris, France) French politician and general, first husband of Josphine. A liberal noble, he became a prominent figure during the French Revolution. He presided over the Constituent Assembly in 1791, served with gallantry in the army, and was named general in chief of the Army of the Rhine in 1793. He was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, largely because he was a noble. He was the father of Eugne and Hortense de Beauharnais and the grandfather of Napoleon III.
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Beauharnais, Alexandre, vicomte de (älĕksäN'drə vēkôNt' də bōärnā'), 1760-94, French general, b. Martinique. He fought with the colonials in the American Revolution and, as a supporter of the French Revolution, was a commander in the French Revolutionary Wars. A moderate member of the National Assembly, he was guillotined in the Reign of Terror. His widow later became the empress Josephine.
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Beau·har·nais
, Alexandre de 1760-1794.French soldier who fought with Rochambeau's troops in the American Revolution and later in France with the French Revolutionary army. He was guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
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