Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioacchino
Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioacchino | |
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Otello at the Battle of Austerlitz, capturing a Russian flag. Painting by François Gérard, "La Bataille d'Austerlitz" (c. 1810) | |
| Born | 1792 Ottoman Empire |
| Died | c. 1828 Schloss Frohsdorf, Austrian Empire |
| Allegiance | First French Republic, First French Empire, Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic) |
| Branch | 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 |
| Other work | Servant to Francesco Macdonald and Caroline Bonaparte |
Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioaccino (c. 1792, Ottoman Empire – after 1828) was a soldier and servant during the Napoleonic Wars. 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. 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.