Joachim, 7th Prince Murat
Joachim Napoléon Murat, 7th Prince Murat was a French soldier and Head of the Bonaparte-Murat noble family, descended from [Joachim Murat|Joachim Prince Murat|Murat, 1st Prince Murat] and Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon. He was killed fighting for the French Resistance during World War II.
Biography
Murat was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was killed by a patrol of the Das Reich Division on 20 July 1944, aged twenty-four. Maxime Weygand said of him: "A young officer distinguished by his zealousness and courage, a true leader of men."Before his death, Murat was married on 18 August 1940, in Marseille to Nicole Véra Claire Hélène Pastré, 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" Marie Louise Murat : Married in 1962 to Count Yves de Parcevaux, and divorced. Married in 1967 to Miklós Klobusiczky de Klobusicz et Zétény. Her children are:
- * Count Amaury de Parcevaux.
- * Patricia Klobusiczky de Klobusicz et Zétény.
- * Arielle Klobusiczky de Klobusicz et Zétény.
- Princess Madeleine Marie Annonciade "Malcy" Murat.
- "Joachim" Louis Napoleon Murat, 8th Prince Murat, current head of the House of Bonaparte-Murat: Married Laurence Mouton and had issue.