Caroline Bonaparte et Joachim Murat : un couple et ses palais

In 1800, Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister, married the flamboyant General Joachim Murat. As Imperial Highnesses and Grand Dukes of Berg, they became rulers of Naples in 1808 and were as passionate about their people as they were about the sites around Vesuvius. When Murat was shot dead in 1815, Caroline went into exile with her four children in Austria and Tuscany, under the name of Countess of Lipona.

From the Consulate to the July Monarchy, the Murats owned, furnished and decorated nearly fifteen residences: from the Élysée Palace to the royal palaces of Naples and Caserta, from the Château de Neuilly to the Château de Froshdorf, from the Palazzo di Portici to the Villa di Viareggio...

This book lists the Murat residences, which were both private homes and venues for entertaining. It showcases their prestigious collections (paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and antiques), reflecting their refined lifestyle, the aesthetic abundance of the period, and the boldness and assured taste of their owners.