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Joachim, 8th Prince Murat
Member of the Bonaparte-Murat family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Napoleonic circles and is very much involved in the commemoration of 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).
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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).
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The posthumous and only son of Joachim, 7th Prince Murat, 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).
- 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.[2]
- 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.
On March 25, 2017, the anniversary of the birth of his ancestor King Joachim Murat, Prince Murat reestablished the old Royal Order of the Two Sicilies, founded by the aforementioned monarch, as a dynastic family order with him as Grand Master, and members awarded in two classes, Knight and Commander.[3] This revived Order has not been recognized by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry, which is a private institution dealing with Orders of Chivalry.
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