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Marie Antoinette Murat

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Marie Antoinette Murat
Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
Marie Antoinette Murat
Born: 3 January 1793 Died: 19 January 1847
German nobility
Preceded by Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1831 – 19 January 1847
Succeeded by