Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioacchino
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Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioaccino (c. 1792, Ottoman Empire – after 1828) was a soldier and servant during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] Born to an Egyptian family in Ottoman Egypt, Otello was taken by French officials during their expedition to Egypt in 1798 under general Napoleon Bonaparte. Otello was a gift to Joachim Murat and became his servant when he was 6 years old.[1] He later became an aide and bodyguard of Murat, and a servant to Caroline Bonaparte, serving as Caroline's personal assistant in the Schloss Frohsdorf estate after her marriage to Francesco MacDonald.[3]
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Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioacchino | |
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Born | 1792 (1792) [1] Ottoman Empire |
Died | c. 1828 (2024-06-04UTC15:29) [citation needed] Schloss Frohsdorf, Austrian Empire |
Allegiance | First French Republic, First French Empire, Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic) |
Service/ | French Army, Army of the Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic) |
Years of service | 1798–1815 |
Rank | Mamelucco del Re |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Neapolitan War |
Awards | Order of the Two Sicilies[2] [citation needed] |
Other work | Servant to Francesco Macdonald and Caroline Bonaparte[3] |
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