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    Joachim Murat

    Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples

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    Mu·rat, Joachim
    /m(y)o͝oˈrä(t)/
    • 1. (c. 1767–1815), French general, king of Naples 1808–15. A cavalry commander in Napoleon's Italian campaign 1800, he was made king of Naples. His attempt to become king of all Italy in 1815 failed, and he was captured in Calabria and executed.

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