The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-25
DEATH OF PRINCE MURAT.
He PASSES Away at the Chateau de
ChnmbIy ia France.

~ iHNNfN ANHN At thf NhNl'ah ue
ChambIy in France.
NEW YORK. oct 25.-Priuca Joachim
Murat. who died yesterday at the Chateau
DC ChambIy. i'm the department of the
Disc. WAS born AT Rordeutown. \ J.
III lN4 The prince. who was also J0 pos
SCISSOR of the titles Of Prince of Cloves and
Prince OF Berg was the grandson Of Nh
rat. King Of Naples. and of Queen Caro-
! lire, the sister of Napoleon l. His father,
I Prince Napoleon Luci,n Charles. who died
ia 1873. spent many years in exile al Bor-
GeutoWn y J. with his uncle. Joseph
Buugparte. eX-Eing nf Spain
Prince Joachim accompanied his mother
on her visit to France in 1919. when Louis
Eouaparte. subsequently Emperor Napo
! leon. was elected as President of the
French Republic
The story of lis fathers marriage Is
a romantic one. Miss Caroline Fraser was
the daughter of Major Fraser. a scotch
man and a soldier IN the British army
/ during the Revolution, who, becoming
enamourcd of a beautiful young lady of
| Virginia. married her and went To South
! Carolina The children Of this marriage
were three daughters and son. all Of
whom went 10 Bordentowu to live. ore
/ day Prince Lucion. who had secretly be
como acquainted with her, announced to
his uncle the former King Joseph, that
! he was about to marry a young lady Of
great beauty. but small fortune. The
! uncle declared that whoever married his
/ scape grace nephew would have to sup
port him, a declaration which proved only
too true.
There was an eIopement by night to
Trenton. where Prince Lucien married
Q
| BOrdeutOwn. Joseph. true to his word,
1 cut of his allowance Nine. Murat had
a few thousand dollars. and one of her
sisters had $4,000 every penny of which
they gave to Prince Lucien, who was not
long in getting rid OF it in gambling, bet
ting on Cockhghts and hOrseraCing, and
drinking
Mime Mur3t was not the woman To- sit
quietly by and Sc" her children. of whom
there were now fgGr, want for food and
clothing. so she opened q school for Young
ladies. which was famous in its day. and
. INCH Tor while supported her husband
prince and her family with some little de-
gree of comfort Nine Murat loved the
prince and tel- that De had Impoverished
himself 10y mourning abe IN viii Of his
uncle i'm marrying her so she divided her
earnings equally between her family and
hHr husband. The prince took his share
Win HnEltbIc COudeS nSlru and soon got
Til ut H. Joseph OfrEti TO- give Nine
Murat an annuity III she would close her
school. but she declined his offer
During their hasa days i'm EordentoWu
the MUTats were very poor Sometimes
they actually suffered for food. and neigh
burS used 60 aid them. At last brighter
days came Prince LUci"u'S cousin.
Louis Napoleon, became President of
France Prince IucIen thought il might
be worth while 10 VISIT Paris so he set
sail. leaving his wife and children behind
him, for he had been able 10 borrow
only enough money for one passage
Fortune uTHCTlsaTpG nd he word
for Nine. MUTat to follow him with the
children This they did. with the Aid Of
borrowed money and dresses made by her
KIND friends Then came the coup etat
and the Empire Never after were they
In want. Mime. MUrat lived 10 see the fan
Of Napoleon III, and when the republic
was declared again Prince Lucien crossed
TO England. where ne died i'm ISlS at the
age of seventy His devoted wife sur
yiyed him only one year. dying in Paris
Prince Joachim was only eighteen years
old when ne went with his mother and
her family 10 France.
lie entered the army as private sol
Gier IN April. 1872. In 1888 he was a sub
lieutenant Of cavalry. In 1853. having riS-
On 10 the rank Of lieutenant colonel, he
was attached 90 the stan Of the Emperor
Napoleon. He was great favoritg al
the gay court Of the TUilerigs a nd in 1866
became colonel of regiment Of cavalry
Of the HusSars OF tho Guard and diStiU-
guishca himself on several occasions IN
Algeria on the eye Of the war. July =.
Is4N. he received his appointment as gen
sTaL If which, however he was deprived
iD 1866, AT the same time that the names
of the CCmte de Paris. the Dukes Of Au-
male, NemCurs. Charities. A'eucou. Prince
Jerome Napoleon and OF the Prince de
J0i1vilIe were stricken on the army list
Prime, joachim was married on March
p. $50. al the TUileriss. to Princess Nal
cy, daughter Of the Duke and Prince Of
Nagram, by whom he had three children,
one son and two daughters. The Princess
Nalcy died ia 1884. Subsequently the prince
became engaged 20 Miss GWeudoliue CaId-
well but the engagement was broken of
and later. in 1891. he married Lady Lydia
HrTyvy.
Prince Joachim was a well known
sportsman. and member of the leading
Partisan clubs and the poSsessoT Of a very
handsome estate
One Of his sisters IS Princess Anna.
Duchess de MOuchy. wife of the heir 10
the ancient DuksdOm Of NOailIes. The
Murat family were at one time engaged in
"a lawsuit against the Italian Government
for the recovery Of a sum Of S10uHn.0n0
constituting the private and personal for
tune OF King Joachim Murat Of Naples
His son. Joachim Napoleon. Prince Of
POnteCOTVO. who becomes the head Of the
family. was born AT Crosbois on February
IS 1856, and was married in p IS BE-. ISL
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