François de Beauharnais

François de Beauharnais (1734–1810) was a French nobleman and politician, notable as the husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, who later married Napoleon Bonaparte. He served as a government official and held noble titles, representing the Beauharnais family’s prominence in France. While not as widely known as his wife or Napoleon, Beauharnais was influential during the revolutionary period and early Napoleonic era, contributing to France’s political landscape. His legacy is closely linked to his family’s prominence and their political and social connections in late 18th and early 19th-century France.