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Lucien Murat

1803–1878 · 19th century · Also known as Napoléon Lucien Charles Murat

Lucien Murat was the second son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, and Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. In 1812 Napoleon granted him the principality of Pontecorvo after Bernadotte gave it up, but he lost it at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. He lived for years in the United States and later became a politician in France under his cousin Napoleon III.

Lucien Murat
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Principality of Pontecorvo

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