Joachim Louis Napoléon Murat, 8th
Prince Murat (born 26 November 1944) is a member of the
Bonaparte-
Murat family and the current head of the Murat family. He is an important figure in the Napoleonic circles and is very much involved in the commemoration of the Imperial memory. A long time collector of art, he was also the owner and founder of the Museum and Center of Contemporary Art Prince Murat of
Nointel (1982-1987).
Family
The sixth generation descendant of
Joachim Murat (1767-1815), Grand Duke of Berg and King of Naples, and his wife
Caroline Bonaparte (1782-1839), Joachim Murat is the posthumous son of
Joachim Murat (1920-1944),
7th Prince Murat, and Nicole Véra Claire Hélène Pastré (1921-1982).
Biography
The posthumous and only son of
Joachim, 7th Prince Murat
Joachim Napoléon Murat, 7th Prince Murat (16 January 1920 – 20 July 1944) was a French soldier and Head of the Bonaparte-Murat noble family, descended from Joachim Murat, 1st Prince Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon. He was k ...
, Prince Murat married Laurence Marie Gabrielle Mouton on 11 October 1969 in Paris. They have five children:
*Princess Caroline Laetizia Victoire Alix Murat (born 31 October 1971,
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...
).
*
Prince Joachim Charles Napoléon Murat, Prince of Pontecorvo (born 3 May 1973, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) – heir apparent to his father, who married Yasmine Lorraine Briki on 5 March 2021 in Paris.
Alexanda Tizio, "Année Napoléon : le prince Joachim a épousé Yasmine Lorraine Briki"
'' Gala'', 11 March 2021 (in French).
*Princess Laetitia Caroline Marie Pierre Murat (born 27 August 1975, Neuilly-sur-Seine).
*Princess Élisa Marie Annonciade Murat (born 16 February 1977, Neuilly-sur-Seine) – twin with Princess Pauline.
*Princess Pauline Béatrice Marie Murat (born 16 February 1977, Neuilly-sur-Seine) – twin with Princess Élisa.
Ancestry
References
Genealogy of the Princes Murat
– website ChivalricOrders.org
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– official website of the Andean Community of Nations
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External links
Official website of the House of Murat
''of the First French Empire''
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1944 births
Living people
20th-century art collectors
21st-century art collectors
20th-century French people
21st-century French people
People from Boulogne-Billancourt
House of Bonaparte
Murat
Princes Murat
French people of American descent