 A further imperial sinecure was "Archichancelier d'État de l'Empire de France" ("Archchancellor of State of the Empire of France").He was an active Freemason and was involved in setting up the Grand Orient of Italy and its Supreme Council.On 14 January 1806, two days after his adoption by Napoleon, Eugène married Princess Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia of Bavaria (1788–1851), eldest daughter of Napoleon's ally, King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.