| Joachim Murat | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Death Place: | Lingé, France |
| Spouse: | Nicole Véra Claire Hélène Pastré |
| Father: | Joachim, 6th Prince Murat |
| Mother: | Louise Plantié |
| House: | Murat |
| Succession: | Prince Murat |
| Reign: | 11 May 1938 – 20 July 1944 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Predecessor: | Joachim, 6th Prince Murat |
| Successor: | Joachim, 8th Prince Murat |
Joachim Napoléon Murat, 7th Prince Murat (16 January 1920 – 20 July 1944) was a French soldier and Head of the Bonaparte-Murat noble family, descended from Joachim Murat, 1st Prince Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon. He was killed fighting for the French resistance during World War II.
Murat was a member of the French resistance during the Second World War. He was killed by a patrol of the Das Reich Division on 20 July 1944, aged only twenty-four.
Maxime Weygand said of him: "A young officer distinguished by his zealousness and courage, a true leader of men."
Before his death, Murat was married on 18 August 1940, in Marseille to Nicole Véra Claire Hélène Pastré (1921-1992), the daughter of Countess Lily Pastré, a philanthropist who founded the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1948, and Count Jean Pastré, a polo player who played polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
They had three children:
Medals:
of the First French Empire|-