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title: Joachim Murat
author: François Gérard
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17588/joachim-murat/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-07-07
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# Joachim Murat

_Authored by François Gérard_

## Image File

[![Joachim Murat](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17588.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17588.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of [Joachim Murat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Joachim_Murat/) (1767-1815), a French marshal of the [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). A daring cavalry officer, Murat served in [Napoleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Napoleon/)'s Italian and [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) campaigns, supported the [Coup of 18 Brumaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Coup_of_18_Brumaire/), and distinguished himself in the battles of Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena, and Eylau. He was married to Caroline Bonaparte, and was thereby a brother-in-[law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) of Napoleon. Murat reigned as Grand Duke of Berg from 1806-1808, and then as King of Naples from 1808 until his downfall and execution in 1815.

Painting by François Gérard, 1808.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gérard, F. (2023, July 07). Joachim Murat. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17588/joachim-murat/>
### Chicago
Gérard, François. "Joachim Murat." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 07, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17588/joachim-murat/>.
### MLA
Gérard, François. "Joachim Murat." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jul 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17588/joachim-murat/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Murat2.jpg) by [**François Gérard**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Murat2.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 07 July 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.