"Achille Murat, the Prince of Tallahassee" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Jun 2016 12:41 p.m. PST |
"Napoleon's nephew Achille Murat was one of the more eccentric Bonapartes. After growing up as the Crown Prince of Naples, he became a colourful Florida pioneer known as the "Prince of Tallahassee." Achille was independent-minded, restless and adventuresome, always seeking an elusive fortune. Though he claimed to be a democrat, he remained at heart an aristocrat, pining for his family's lost throne and inherited wealth. Crown Prince of Naples Charles Louis Napoleon Achille Murat was born on January 21, 1801 in Paris. He was the eldest child of Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte and her husband Joachim Murat. Murat was a charismatic cavalry officer who later became one of Napoleon's marshals. Achille had three siblings: Letizia (born April 26, 1802), Lucien (May 16, 1803) and Louise (March 21, 1805). Achille spent his early years in the splendour of the Elysée Palace in Paris. According to one anecdote, shortly after Napoleon's coronation in 1804, Napoleon said to another young nephew, Napoleon Charles (the son of Napoleon's brother Louis and Napoleon's stepdaughter Hortense):…" More here link Amicalement Armand |
Swab Jockey | 25 Jun 2016 9:53 a.m. PST |
He had a house in St. Augustine that was open to the public until recently. They displayed a magnificent oil painting of his father on a charger in full regalia. Don't know what happened to it when they closed the house. He was considered quite an eccentric by the St. Augustinians. |
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