Joachim Murat, 7th Prince Murat (January 16, 1920 in Neuilly, Île-de-France, France – July 20, 1944 in La Gabrière Lingé, Indre), was a member of the Bonaparte-Murat family. He was killed in World War II.
Biography
On August 18, 1940, he married in Marseille Nicole Véra Claire Hélène Maurice Pastré (1921-1992), the daughter of Countess Lily Pastré, a philanthropist who founded the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1948, and Count Jean Pastré, a polo player who played polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
They had three children:
- Princess Caroline Murat (b. 1941) : Married in 1962 to Count Yves de Parcevaux,(b. 1936) and divorced. Married in 1967 to Miklós Klobusiczky de Klobusicz et Zétény (b. 1946), son of Elemér Klobusiczky de Klobusicz et Zétény and Countess Julia Apponyi de Nagyappony. Children:
- Count Amaury de Parcevaux (b. 1963).
- Patricia Klobusiczky (b. 1968).
- Arielle Klobusiczky (b. 1971).
- Princess Malcy Murat (1942-1990).
- Joachim Murat, 8th Prince Murat (b. 1944).
General Weygand said of him: "A young officer distinguished by his zealousness and courage, a true leader of men."
Awards
Medals:
- Croix de Guerre avec Palme (War Cross with Palm).
- Légion diHonneur (posthumous).
Ancestry
Ancestors of Joachim, 7th Prince Murat |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Prince Napoleon Lucien Charles Murat | | | | | | | | | 8. Joachim, 4th Prince Murat | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Georgina Fraser | | | | | | | | | 4. Joachim, 5th Prince Murat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Napoléon Alexandre Berthier | | | | | | | | | 9. Princess Malcy Louise Caroline Berthier de Wagram | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Zénaide Françoise Clary | | | | | | | | | 2. Joachim, 6th Prince Murat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Duke Michel Louis Félix Ney d'Elchingen | | | | | | | | | 10. Duke Michel Aloys Ney d'Elchingen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Countess Marie Joséphine Souham | | | | | | | | | 5. Marie Cécile Michelle Ney d'Elchingen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Paul Furtado-Fould | | | | | | | | | 11. Paule Marguérite Furtado-Heine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Marie Julie Morel | | | | | | | | | 1. Joachim, 7th Prince Murat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12. Théodore Plantié | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6. Eugène Plantié | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13. Amélie Villa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. Louise Amélie Marie Plantié | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. Gabrielle Guiraud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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