Joachim, 8th Prince Murat

Joachim Murat
Murat in 2017
Prince Murat
Tenure26 November 1944 – present
PredecessorJoachim, 7th Prince Murat
Born (1944-11-26) 26 November 1944
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Spouse
Laurence Marie Gabrielle Mouton
(m. 1969, divorced)

Maria del Pilar Arnao Cacho
(m. 2015)
IssuePrincess Caroline
Joachim, Prince of Pontecorvo
Princess Laetitia
Princess Élisa
Princess Pauline
HouseMurat
FatherJoachim, 7th Prince Murat
MotherNicole Véra Claire Hélène Pastré

Joachim Louis Napoléon Murat, 8th Prince Murat (born 26 November 1944) is the current head of the House of Murat, a cadet branch of the House of Bonaparte. He is an important figure in Napoleonic circles and is very much involved in the commemoration of Imperial memory. A long time collector of art, he was also the owner and founder of the Museum and Center of Contemporary Art Prince Murat of Nointel (1982-1987).