Marie Antoinette Murat

Marie Antoinette Murat
Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Born	(1793-01-03)3 January 1793 Cahors, French Republic
Died	19 January 1847(1847-01-19) (aged 54) Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Spouse	Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Issue	Princess Karoline Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern Princess Amalie Princess Friederike
House	Murat
Father	Pierre Murat
Mother	Louise 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:

• Princess Annunziata Karoline Joachime Antoinette Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (6 June 1810 – 21 June 1885) ⚭ Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1790-1847) ⚭ Johann Stäger von Waldburg (1813-1882)
• Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (7 September 1811 – 2 June 1885)
• Princess Amalie Antoinette Karoline Adrienne of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (30 April 1815 – 14 January 1841)
• Princess Friederike Wilhelmine of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (24 March 1820 – 7 September 1906) ⚭ Gioacchino-Napoleone, Marchese di Pepoli (1825-1881)

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.

Marie Antoinette Murat House of Murat Born: 3 January 1793 Died: 19 January 1847
German nobility
Preceded by Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg	Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1831 – 19 January 1847	Succeeded by Katharina of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst