Marc René Antoine Victurnien de Beauvau-Craon, 5th Prince of Beauvau (29 March 1816 – 30 March 1883) was a 19th-century French politician and aristocrat.
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Early life
He was the eldest son of Charles Just de Beauvau, 4th Prince of Beauvau and, his first wife, Lucie-Virginie de Choiseul (1794–1834). Among his younger siblings were Prince Etienne de Beauvau-Craon and, from his father's second marriage to Ludmille Komar (sister of Countess Delfina Potocka), his half-sisters, Princess Élisabeth de Beauvau-Craon (wife of Count Gaston-Alexandre de Ludre) and Princess Béatrix de Beauvau-Craon (wife of Count Horace de Choiseul-Praslin)
His paternal grandparents were Marc Étienne Gabriel, de Beauvau, chamberlain of Emperor Napoleon I, and Nathalie Henriette Victurnienne de Rochechouart, a lady of the palace of the Empress Marie-Louise. His maternal grandparents were Antoine-César de Choiseul-Praslin, 3rd Duke of Choiseul-Praslin, and Lady Antoinette O'Brien (a daughter of Charles O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond).
Career
The Prince was passionate about horse riding and devoted his leisure time and fortune to the improvement of the horse breed in France. He had a well known stable and was one of the most active members of the Jockey Club de Paris.