François V de Beauharnais
Francis V of Beauharnais | |
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François de Beauharnais | |
| Born | 16 January 1714 La Rochelle |
| Died | 18 June 1800 (aged 86) Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Noble family | Beauharnais |
| Spouse | Henriette Pyvart de Chastillé |
| Father | Claude de Beauharnais |
| Mother | Renée Hardouineau |
| Governor general of the French Antilles | |
| In office May 1757 – 7 February 1761 | |
| Preceded by | Maximin de Bompart |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Charles de La Touche |
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office May 1757 – 7 February 1761 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Rouillé de Rocourt |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Charles de La Touche |
François V de Beauharnais, Marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais (16 January 1714, La Rochelle – 18 June 1800, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a prominent French nobleman, whose life spanned military, political and colonial spheres.
He was seigneur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, baron de Beauville, 1st marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais, chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony of Martinique. He was the son of Claude de Beauharnais, sieur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve (1674-1738), and his wife, Renée Hardouineau de Landanière (1696-1766).
In 1752, he acquired the château of La Ferté-Avrain. In recognition of his service to the crown, King Louis XV elevated his estate to a marquisate, officially naming him Marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais in July 1764.