Prince Murat

House of Murat
Parent house	Bonaparte (female line)
Country	France, Italy
Founded	1 August 1808; 216 years ago (1 August 1808)
Founder	Joachim Murat
Current head	Joachim, 8th Prince Murat
Final ruler	Joachim I
Historic seat	Château de Chambly
Titles	King of Naples Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves Prince of Pontecorvo
Style(s)	"His/Her Majesty" (Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte) "His/Her Royal Highness" (head of the House and his wife) "His/Her Highness" (members of the House)
Deposition	2 May 1815 (2 May 1815)

Prince Murat is a French princely title that traces its origin back to 1804, when Emperor Napoleon granted the rank of prince français to his brother-in-law Joachim Murat, who subsequently reigned as King of Naples from 1808 to 1815.^[1] On 5 December 1812, Joachim Murat's second son Lucien was created sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo (an enclave in the Kingdom of Naples) in succession to Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, by an Imperial Decree.^[2]

The Prince of Pontecorvo title is still used to this day for the heir apparent of the head of the family.^[3] The Murat family is known collectively as the House of Murat (French: Maison Murat; Neapolitan: Casà ’e Murat).

On March 25, 2017, the anniversary of the birth of their founder, the family revived the old Royal Order of the Two Sicilies as a dynastic family order^[4].

Heads of the family

Image	Name	Birth date	Death date	Tenure start	Tenure end
	Joachim, 1st Prince Murat Also King of Naples (1808–1815)	25 March 1767	13 October 1815(1815-10-13) (aged 48)	1805	13 October 1815 (10 years, 285 days)
	Achille, 2nd Prince Murat	21 January 1801	15 April 1847(1847-04-15) (aged 46)	13 October 1815	15 April 1847 (31 years, 184 days)
	Lucien, 3rd Prince Murat	16 May 1803	10 April 1878(1878-04-10) (aged 74)	15 April 1847	10 April 1878 (30 years, 360 days)
	Joachim, 4th Prince Murat	21 June 1834	23 October 1901(1901-10-23) (aged 67)	10 April 1878	23 October 1901 (23 years, 196 days)
	Joachim, 5th Prince Murat	28 February 1856	2 November 1932(1932-11-02) (aged 76)	23 October 1901	2 November 1932 (31 years, 10 days)
	Joachim, 6th Prince Murat	6 August 1885	11 May 1938(1938-05-11) (aged 52)	2 November 1932	11 May 1938 (5 years, 190 days)
	Joachim, 7th Prince Murat	16 January 1920	20 July 1944(1944-07-20) (aged 24)	11 May 1938	20 July 1944 (6 years, 70 days)
	Joachim, 8th Prince Murat	26 November 1944		26 November 1944	Incumbent (80 years, 56 days)

The heir apparent is the current head of the family's only son, Joachim, Prince of Pontecorvo (born 3 May 1973).

References

1. Joachim Murat Archived 2019-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Official website of the House of Murat.
2. Sainty, Guy Stair. "History of the Princes Murat (King of Naples)". Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
3. Sainty, Guy Stair. "Genealogy of the Princes Murat". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
4. "Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies". Retrieved 2025-01-15.

External links

• Official website of the House of Murat
• History of the Princes Murat