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Joachim, 7th Prince Murat

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Name
  
Joachim, Prince


Tenure
  
11 May 1938 – 20 July 1944

Predecessor
  
Joachim, 6th Prince Murat

Successor
  
Joachim, 8th Prince Murat

Born
  
16 January 1920Neuilly-sur-Seine (
1920-01-16
)

Died
  
20 July 1944(1944-07-20) (aged 24)La Gabriere LingeCroix de Guerre avec Palme (War Cross with Palm)Legion d’Honneur (posthumous)

Spouse
  
Nicole Vera Claire Helene Maurice Pastre

Issue
  
Princess Caroline MuratPrincess Malcy MuratJoachim Murat, 8th Prince Murat

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.

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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).
  • References

    Joachim, 7th Prince Murat Wikipedia