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The father, who was born in Martinique, and served in the American War of Independence, took part in the politics of the French Revolution, and in June - August commanded the army of the Rhine. His failure to fulfil the tasks imposed on him especially that of the relief of Mainz led to his being arrested, and he was guillotined 23rd June not long before the fall of Robespierre.

The marriage of his widow Josephine to Napoleon Bonaparte in March was at first resented by Eugene and his sister Hortense; but their step-father proved to be no less kind than watchful over their interests. In the Italian campaigns of Eugene served as aide-de-camp to Bonaparte, and accompanied him to Egypt in the same capacity.

There he distinguished himself by his activity and bravery, and was wounded during the siege of Acre. Bonaparte brought hint back to France in the autumn of , and it is known that the intervention of Eugene and Hortense helped to bring about the reconciliation which then took place between Bonaparte and Josephine. The services rendered by Eugene at the time of the coup d'etat of Brumaire and during the Consulate served to establish his fortunes, despite the efforts of some of the Bonapartes to destroy the influence of the Beauharnais and bring about the divorce of Josephine.

After the proclamation of the Empire, Eugene received the title of prince, with a yearly stipend of , francs, and became general of the chasseurs d cheval of the Guard. A year later, when the Italian republic became the kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as king, Eugene received the title of viceroy, with large administrative powers. See Italy.

Not long of ter the battle of Austerlitz 2nd December Napoleon dignified the elector of Bavaria with the title of king and arranged a marriage between Eugene and the princess Augusta Amelia of Bavaria. On the whole the government of Eugene gave general satisfaction in the kingdom of Italy; it comprised the districts between the Simplon Pass and Rimini, and also after the peace of Presburg December , Istria and Dalmatia.

In on the further partition of the papal states the frontier of the kingdom was extended southwards to the borders of the kingdom of Naples, in the part known as the Abruzzi. In the campaign of Eugene commanded the army of Italy, with General afterwards Marshal Macdonald as his adlatus. The battle of Sacile, where he fought against the Austrian army of the Archduke John, did not yield proofs of military talent on the part of Eugene or of Macdonald; but on the retreat of the enemy into Austrian territory owing to the disasters of their main army on the Danube Eugene's forces pressed them vigorously and finally won an important victory at Raab in the heart of the Austrian empire.

Then, joining the main army under Napoleon, in the island of Lobau in the Danube, near Vienna, Eugene and Macdonald acquitted themselves most creditably in the great battle of Wagram 6th July In Eugene received the title of grand-duke of Frankfort.