Lucien Murat
| Lucien Murat | |
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| Prince of Pontecorvo | |
| Reign | 5 December 1812 – 25 May 1815 |
| Predecessor | Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte |
| Successor | Principality abolished |
| Prince Murat | |
| Tenure | 15 April 1847 – 10 April 1878 |
| Predecessor | Prince Achille |
| Successor | Prince Joachim |
| Born | 16 May 1803 |
| Died | 10 April 1878 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | Caroline Georgina Fraser |
| Issue | Caroline, Baroness de Chassiron Joachim, Prince Murat Anne, Duchess of Mouchy Prince Achille Murat Prince Louis Murat |
| Father | Joachim Murat |
| Mother | Caroline Bonaparte |
Lucien Charles Joseph Napoléon, Prince Français, Prince of Naples, 2nd Prince de Pontecorvo, 3rd Prince Murat (16 May 1803, Milan – 10 April 1878, Paris) was a French politician, and the sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo between 1812 and May 1815.
He was the second son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples (1808–1815), and his Queen consort Caroline Bonaparte.
His maternal uncles included Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon I of France, Lucien Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte and Jérôme Bonaparte. His maternal aunts included Elisa Bonaparte and Pauline Bonaparte.
Murat had to flee the Italian Peninsula after his father's execution, which had been ordered by Ferdinand IV of Naples. Between 1815 and 1822 he and his older brother Prince Achille Murat received a solid education at Castle Frohsdorf in the Austrian Empire. He later went to Venice, where he was pursued by the Austrian authorities, necessitating his departure to the United States.
His ship however shipwrecked in Spain and captured by the Spanish, compelling him to remain there for many months, until his brother secured assistance from President of the United States James Monroe for his release. He finally arrived in the United States in April 1825. He traveled to Philadelphia to meet his maternal uncle Joseph Bonaparte and from there traveled extensively in the western part of the country, as well as Texas and California.
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