Prince Murat is a French princely title that traces its origin back to 1804, when Emperor

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

granted the rank of ''prince français'' to his brother-in-law

Joachim Murat Joachim Murat ( , also , ; it, Gioacchino Murati; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French military commander and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the ...

, who subsequently reigned as

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from 1808 to 1815. On 5 December 1812, Joachim Murat's second son

Lucien Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member ...

was created sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo (an enclave in the Kingdom of Naples) in succession to

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, by an Imperial Decree. The Prince of Pontecorvo title is still used to this day for the

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of the head of the family. The Murat family is known collectively as the House of Murat (; ).

Heads of the family

The

is the current head of the family's only son, Joachim, Prince of Pontecorvo (born 3 May 1973).

References

External links

Official website of the House of Murat

Murat Murat may refer to: Places Australia * Murat Bay, a bay in South Australia * Murat Marine Park, a marine protected area France * Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier * Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal Elsewhe ...

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