Joachim, 6th Prince Murat

Joachim Napoléon Michel Murat, 6th Prince Murat (6 August 1885, in Paris, Île-de-France, France – 11 May 1938, in Paris), was a member of the Bonaparte-Murat family.

Biography His parents were Joachim, 5th Prince Murat and Marie Cécile Ney d'Elchingen, great-granddaughter of Marshal Michel Ney. As heir to the princely title of Murat, he used the courtesy title of Prince of Pontecorvo until he succeeded his father in 1932.

In 1914 Murat served as a lieutenant of cavalry following the outbreak of World War I.

He subsequently commanded the during the Battle of Verdun in 1916, where his conduct earned him the Croix de Guerre with three citations. He was aligned with the National Bloc coalition, symbolised by the blue-grey uniforms (Bleu Horizon [fr]) worn by the 'poilus' in the war. He died in Paris on 11 May 1938.

Family life On 13 December 1927, he married in Colombes, France, Louise Amélie Plantié, daughter of Eugène Plantié, Prefect of Constantine, and granddaughter of Jean-Baptiste Plantié, Senator of Basses-Pyrénées. They had two children:

Joachim, 7th Prince Murat (1920–1944) (shot in 1944 while fighting for the French Resistance) Princess Caroline Murat (1921–2003)

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