Marie Antoinette Murat

Marie Antoinette Murat
Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Portrait by Richard Lauchert c. 1840s
Born(1793-01-03)3 January 1793
Cahors, French Republic
Died19 January 1847(1847-01-19) (aged 54)
Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
SpouseCharles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
IssuePrincess Karoline
Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern
Princess Amalie
Princess Friederike
HouseMurat
FatherPierre Murat
MotherLouise d'Astorg

Marie Antoinette Murat (3 January 1793, Cahors – 19 January 1847, Sigmaringen) was Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as the wife of Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.[1] She was by birth member of the House of Murat. Marie Antoinette was the niece of Joachim Murat, King of Naples from 1808 to 1815 and a brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte, through marriage to Napoleon's youngest sister, Caroline Bonaparte.

Family

Marie Antoinette was a posthumous daughter of Pierre Murat (1748-1792), elder brother of Joachim Murat, King of Naples (1808-1815) and his wife, Louise d'Astorg (1762-1832), daughter of Aimery d'Astorg (1721-1768) and Marie d'Alanyou (b. 1740).

Marriage and issue

Marie Antoinette married Karl, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the eldest son of Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and his wife, Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg, on 4 February 1808[2] in Paris. Marie Antoinette and Charles had four children:

Ancestry

Ancestors of Marie Antoinette Murat
8. Guillaume Murat
4. Pierre Murat
9. Marguerite Herbeil
2. Pierre Murat
10. Pierre Loubières
5. Jeanne Loubières
11. Jeanne Viellescazes
1. Marie Antoinette Murat
12. Antoine d'Astorg
6. Aymeric d'Astorg
13. Maria de Mary
3. Louise d'Astorg
14. Jean Alanyou
7. Marie Alanyou
15. Louise de Valon

References

  1. ^ "Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Antoinette Maria; Fürstin von". LEO-BW (in German). Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ Atteridge, Andrew Hilliard (1911). Joachim Murat, Marshal of France and King of Naples. London: Methuen Publishing. p. 11. Retrieved 16 February 2024.