house religion title spouse issue image article_title
house of beauharnais eastern orthodox duchess alexander of oldenburg duke alexander petrovich of oldenburg duke peter alexandrovich of oldenburg princess eugenia maximilianovna of leuchtenberg , duchess of oldenburg.jpg princess eugenia maximilianovna of leuchtenberg

princess eugenia maximilianovna of leuchtenberg

princess eugenia maximilianovna of leuchtenberg -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1 april 1845 - 4 may 1925 -rrb- was a daughter of maximilian de beauharnais , 3rd duke of leuchtenberg and his wife grand duchess maria nikolaevna of russia .
although she was a member of the french house of beauharnais , she was born and raised in her mother 's native country , russia .
in 1869 , she married her distant cousin , duke alexander petrovich of oldenburg .
the couple had an only child , duke peter alexandrovich of oldenburg .
princess eugenia and her husband were particularly noted for their extensive philanthropy throughout russia ; so much so in fact that by 1914 , a newspaper source could claim that `` there probably not two who are so universally beloved as the duke and duchess of oldenburg '' .
