
Modern Insignia: Maréchal de France

Baton of a modern Marshal of France
The Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France) is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually The Order of the White Eagle (Order Orła Białego is Poland 's highest decoration awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits The Order Virtuti Militari ( Latin for "For Military Virtue" is Poland 's highest Military decoration for valor in the face of French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in Armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements. It was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration and one of the Great Dignitaries of the Empire during the First French Empire (when the title was not "Marshal of France" but "Marshal of the Empire"). The Great Officers of the Crown were the most important officers of state of the royal court in France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration Ancien Régime ( pronounced: /ɑ̃sjɛ̃ ʁeʒim/ refers primarily to the aristocratic social and political system established in Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814 the Allies restored the Bourbon Dynasty to the French throne The Great Officers of the Crown were the most important officers of state of the royal court in France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or
A Marshal of France displays seven stars. The marshal also receives a baton, a blue cylinder with stars, formerly fleurs-de-lis during the monarchy and Eagles during the First French Empire. For other uses see Baton The word baton, from the French bâton (stick also in ordinary senses itself from Late Latin bastum The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the Bird order Falconiformes and family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera It has the Latin inscription: Terror belli, decus pacis, which means "Terror in war, ornament in peace".
Six Marshals of France have been given the even more exalted rank of Marshal General of France: Biron, Lesdiguières, Turenne, Villars, Saxe and Soult. The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" ( maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to Charles de Gontaut duc de Biron (1562-1602 son of Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron, fought brilliantly for the royal party against the Catholic League in the later François de Bonne duc de Lesdiguières ( 1 April 1543 &ndash 21 September 1626) was soldier of the French Wars of Religion and Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne ( September 11 1611 &ndash July 27 1675) was Claude Louis Hector de Villars Prince de Martigues Marquis and Duc de Villars and Vicomte de Melun ( May 8, 1653 – June 17, 1734) was the Maurice comte de Saxe (Moritz Graf von Sachsen 28 October, 1696 &ndash 20 November, 1750) was a French general who was Marshal Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duc de Dalmatie (29 March 1769 26 November 1851 the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman named
History
The title derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Albéric Clément (circa 1190). Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death Albéric Clément (c 1165 &ndash 1191 was the first Marshal of France under Philip Augustus, appointed to that position in 1185
The title was abolished by the National Convention in 1793. During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly It was restored during the First French Empire by Napoleon I as Marshal of the Empire. The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Under the Bourbon Restoration, the title reverted to Marshal of France and Napoléon III kept that designation. Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814 the Allies restored the Bourbon Dynasty to the French throne Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President
After the fall of Napoleon III and the Second French Empire, the Third republic did not use the title until the First World War, when it was recreated as a military distinction and not a rank. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870 between the Second World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Philippe Pétain, awarded the distinction of Marshal of France for his generalship in World War I, retained his title even after his trial and imprisonment and after he was stripped of other positions and titles. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain)
The last living Marshal of France was Alphonse Juin, promoted in 1952, who died in 1967. Alphonse Pierre Juin ( 16 December 1888 &ndash 27 January 1967) was a Marshal of France. The latest Marshal of France was Marie Pierre Koenig, who was made a Marshal posthumously in 1984. Marie Pierre Kœnig ( October 10, 1898 &ndash September 2, 1970) was a French general.
Today, the title of Marshal of France can only be granted to a General officer who fought victoriously in war-time.
Six Marshals under Philip II, 1180 – 1223
- Albéric Clément (died 1191), Marshal of France in 1185
- Guillaume de Bournel, (died 1195), Marshal of France in 1192
- Nivelon d'Arras (died 1204), Marshal of France in 1202
- Henry I Clément, called the "Little Marshal", Lord of Le Mez and of Argentan (1170 - 1214), Marshal of France in 1204
- Jean III Clément, Lord of Le Mez and of Argentan (died 1262), Marshal of France in 1214
- Guillaume de la Tournelle (dates unknown), Marshal of France in 1220
Eight Marshals under Louis IX, 1226 – 1270
- Ferry Pasté, Lord of Challeranges (died 1247), Marshal of France in 1240
- Jean Guillaume de Beaumont (died 1257), Marshal of France in 1250
- Gauthier III, Lord of Nemours (died 1270), Marshal of France in 1257
- Henri II Clément, Lord of Le Mez and Argentan (died 1265), Marshal of France in 1262
- Héric de Beaujeu (died 1270), Marshal of France in 1265
- Renaud de Précigny (died 1270), Marshal of France in 1265
- Raoul II Sores (died 1282), Marshal of France in 1270
- Lancelot de Saint-Maard (died 1278), Marshal of France in 1270
Four Marshals under Philip III, 1270 – 1285
- Ferry de Verneuil (died 1283), Marshal of France in 1272
- Guillaume V du Bec Crespin (died 1283), Marshal of France in 1283
- Jean II d'Harcourt, Viscount of Châtellerault, Lord of Harcourt (died 1302), Marshal of France in 1283
- Raoul V Le Flamenc (died 1287), Marshal of France in 1285
Six Marshals under Philip IV, 1285 – 1314
- Jean de Varennes (died 1292), Marshal of France in 1288
- Simon de Melun, Lord of La Loupe and of Marcheville (died 1302), Marshal of France in 1290
- Guy Ier de Clermont de Nesle (died 1302), Marshal of France in 1292
- Foulques du Merle (died 1314), Marshal of France in 1302
- Miles VI de Noyers (died 1350), Marshal of France in 1302
- Jean de Corbeil, Lord of Grez (died 1318), Marshal of France in 1308
One Marshal under Louis X, 1314 – 1316
- Jean IV de Beaumont (died 1318), Marshal of France in 1315
Three Marshals under Philip V, 1316 – 1322
- Mathieu de Trie (died 1344), Marshal of France in 1318
- Jean des Barres (dates unknown), Marshal of France in 1318
- Bernard VI de Moreuil, Lord of Moreuil (died 1350), Marshal of France in 1322
One Marshal under Charles IV, 1322 – 1328
- Robert-Jean Bertran de Briquebec, Baron of Briquebec, Viscount of Roncheville (1285 - 1348), Marshal of France in 1325
Five Marshals under Philip VI, 1328 – 1350
- Anseau de Joinville (1265 - 1343), Marshal of France in 1339
- Charles de Montmorency, Lord of Montmorency (1325 - 1381), Marshal of France in 1344
- Robert de Waurin, Lord of Saint-Venant (died 1360), Marshal of France in 1344
- Guy II de Nesle, Lord of Offémont and of Mello (died 1352), Marshal of France in 1345
- Édouard de Beaujeu, Lord of Châteauneuf (1316 - 1351), Marshal of France in 1347
Four Marshals under John II, 1350 – 1364
- Arnoul d'Audrehem, Lord of Audrehem (died 1370), Marshal of France in 1351
- Rogues de Hangest, Lord of Avesnecourt (died 1352), Marshal of France in 1352
- Jean de Clermont, Lord of Chantilly and of Beaumont (died 1356), Marshal of France in 1352
- Jean I Le Maingre (1310 - 1367), Marshal of France in 1356
Two Marshals under Charles V, 1364 – 1380
- Jean IV de Mauquenchy, Lord of Blainville (died 1391), Marshal of France in 1368
- Louis de Sancerre, Count of Sancerre (1342 - 1402), Marshal of France in 1369
Nine Marshals under Charles VI, 1380 – 1422
- Jean II Le Meingre (1364 - 1421), Marshal of France in 1391
- Jean II de Rieux, Lord of Rochefort and of Rieux (1342 - 1417), Marshal of France in 1397
- Pierre de Rieux, Lord of Rochefort and of Rieux (1389 - 1439), Marshal of France in 1417
- Claude de Beauvoir, Lord of Chastellux and Viscount of Avallon (1385 - 1453), Marshal of France in 1418
- Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1384 - 1437), Marshal of France in 1418
- Jacques de Montberon, Lord of Engoumois (died 1422), Marshal of France in 1418
- Gilbert Motier de La Fayette (1396 - 1464), Marshal of France in 1421
- Antoine de Vergy (died 1439), Marshal of France in 1422
- Jean de La Baume, Count of Montrevel-en-Bresse (died 1435), Marshal of France in 1422
Six Marshals under Charles VII, 1422 – 1461
- Amaury de Séverac, Lord of Beaucaire and of Chaude-Aigues (died 1427), Marshal of France in 1424
- Jean de Brosse, Baron of Boussac and of Sainte-Sévère (1375 - 1433), Marshal of France in 1426
- Gilles de Rais, Lord of Ingrande and of Champtocé (1404 - 1440), Marshal of France in 1429
- André de Laval-Montmorency, Lord of Lohéac and of Retz (1408 - 1486), Marshal of France in 1439
- Philippe de Culant, Lord of Jaloignes, of La Croisette, of Saint-Armand and of Chalais (died 1454), Marshal of France in 1441
- Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, Seneschal de Limousin (1390 - 1461), Marshal of France in 1454
Four Marshals under Louis XI, 1461 – 1483
- Joachim Rouhault de Gamaches, Lord of Boismenard (died 1478), Marshal of France in 1461
- Jean de Lescun, Count of Comminges (died 1473), Marshal of France in 1461
- Wolfart VI Van Borselleen, Lord of Vère in Holland and Earl of Buchan in Scotland (died 1487), Marshal of France in 1464
- Pierre de Rohan de Gié, Lord of Rohan (1450 - 1514), Marshal of France in 1476
Two Marshals under Charles VIII, 1483 – 1498
- Philippe de Crèvecœur d'Esquerdes (1418 - 1494), Marshal of France in 1486
- Jean de Baudricourt, Lord of Choiseul and Bailiff of Chaumont (died 1499), Marshal of France in 1486
Valois-Orléans
Four Marshals under Louis XII, 1498 – 1515
- Jacques de Trivulce, Marquis of Vigevano (1448 - 1518), Marshal of France in 1499
- Charles d'Amboise, Lord of Chaumont, of Meillan and of Charenton (1473 - 1511), Marshal of France in 1506
- Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, Viscount of Lautrec (1485 - 1528), Marshal of France in 1511
- Robert Stewart, Lord of Aubigny, Count of Lennox (1470 - 1544), Marshal of France in 1514
Valois-Angoulême
Twelve Marshals under Francis I, 1515 – 1547
- Jacques II de Chabannes, Lord of La Palice (died 1525), Marshal of France in 1515
- Gaspard I de Coligny, Lord of Chatillon-sur-Loing (died 1522), Marshal of France in 1516
- Thomas de Foix-Lescun (died 1525), Marshal of France in 1518
- Anne I de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency and of Damville, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Dammartin, Viscount of Melun, first Baron of France and Grand Master, Constable of France etc. For a full history of the Capetian family see Capetian dynasty. Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death Albéric Clément (c 1165 &ndash 1191 was the first Marshal of France under Philip Augustus, appointed to that position in 1185 Argentan is a commune, and the capital of two cantons and of an arrondissement of the Orne department in northwestern France Raoul II, called Sores or d'Estrée, was the Marshal of France briefly in 1270 following the death of Héric de Beaujeu and before being replaced Lancelot de Saint-Maard (d1278 was the fourteenth Marshal of France at the time of the Eighth Crusade in 1270 Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was Louis X (October 1289 – 5 June 1316) called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn (le Hutin el Obstinado was the Philip V (1292/93 &ndash 3 January 1322) called the Tall (le Long was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II) and Charles IV (18/ 19 June 1294 – 1 February 1328) was the King of France and of Navarre (as Charles I) and See also France in the Middle Ages, Early Modern France Unexpected inheritance The Capetian dynasty seemed secure both during and Philip VI (1293 &ndash 22 August 1350) known as the Fortunate ( French: le Fortuné) and of Valois, was the John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Arnoul d'Audrehem (c 1305 &ndash 1370 was a French Soldier. He was born at Audrehem, in the present Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, in the Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Jean II Le Maingre (in Old French, Jehan le Meingre called Boucicaut ( August 28, 1366 - June 21, 1421) was Marshal Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 Jean de Brosse (1375 &ndash 1433 Lord of Boussac Sainte-Sévère Huriel and Perugia was a councillor and chamberlain to Charles VII of France; he was made a Marshal Gilles de Rais (also spelled Retz) (September 10 1404 – October 26 1440 was a French noble soldier and one-time brother-in-arms of Joan of Arc André de Laval-Montmorency, seigneur de Lohéac (c 1408-1485 was a Marshal of France. Philippe de Culant (1413 &ndash December 1454 was a French nobleman and soldier of the Hundred Years' War. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles (1390? &ndash 7 October, 1461) a minor noble of Gascon origin was one of the chief lieutenants of Joan of Arc Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle Jean de Lescun of Armagnac (? † 1473 known as “the bastard of Armagnac” was an ally of king Louis XI of France from before his ascension to the throne Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death Louis XII ( June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) called "the Father of the People" (Le Père du Peuple was the thirty-fifth king Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440 or 1441 &ndash December 5 1518) was an Italian aristocrat of the Duchy of Milan who held several military Charles d'Amboise Seigneur de Chaumont (1473 - 11 February, 1511) was the French governor of Milan during the reign of Louis XII, Odet de Foix Vicomte de Lautrec (1485 &ndash August 15, 1528) was a French military leader Robert Stewart (or Robert Stuart) (1470 &ndash 1544 Lord of Aubigny, Count of Beaumont-le-Roger, was a French soldier belonging to the family Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 Jacques de la Palice or la Palisse (1470 &ndash February 24, 1525) was a French nobleman and military officer Gaspard I de Coligny, known as the Marshal of Châtillon, was a French soldier Thomas de Foix-Lescun ( fl 1521–25 commonly known as Lescun, was the brother of Odet de Foix Vicomte de Lautrec, and a French commander Anne de Montmorency duc de Montmorency, KG ( March 15, 1493 &ndash November 12, 1567) was a French soldier statesman The title of Duke of Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family, who were lords of Montmorency, near Paris. The Constable of France (connétable de France from Latin comes stabuli for " Count of the stables" as the First Officer of the Crown was one (1492 - 1567), Marshal of France in 1522
- Théodor Trivulce (1458 - 1531), Marshal of France in 1526
- Robert III de La Marck, Duke of Bouillon, Lord of Sedan (1491 - 1537), Marshal of France in 1526
- Claude d'Ailly, Seigneur d'Annebaut (died 1500), Marshal of France in 1538
- Claude d'Annebaut (1500 - 1552), Marshal of France in 1538
- René de Montjean (died 1538), Lord of Montjean, Marshal of France in 1538
- Oudard du Biez, Seigneur of Le Biez (died 1553), Marshal of France in 1542
- Antoine de Lettes-Desprez, Lord of Montpezat (1490 - 1544), Marshal of France in 1544
- Jean Caraccioli, Prince of Melphes (1480 - 1550), Marshal of France in 1544
Five Marshals under Henry II, 1547 – 1559
- Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, Marquis of Fronsac (died 1562), Marshal of France 1547
- Robert IV de La Marck, Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan (1520 - 1556), Marshal of France in 1547
- Charles I de Cossé, Count of Brissac (1505 - 1563), Marshal of France in 1550
- Pietro Strozzi, (1500 - 1558), Marshal of France in 1554
- Paul de La Barthe, Lord of Thermes (1482 - 1558), Marshal of France in 1558
One Marshal under Francis II, 1559 – 1560
Five Marshals under Charles IX, 1560 – 1574
- François de Scépeaux, Lord of Vieilleville (1509 - 1571), Marshal of France in 1562
- Imbert de La Plâtrière, Lord of Bourdillon (1524 - 1567), Marshal of France in 1564
- Henri I de Montmorency, Lord of Damville, Duke of Montmorency, Count of Dammartin and Alais, Baron of Chateaubriant, Lord of Chantilly and Ecouen (1534 - 1614), Marshal of France in 1566
- Artus de Cossé-Brissac, Lord of Gonnor and Count of Secondigny (died 1582), Marshal of France in 1567
- Gaspard de Saulx, Lord of Tavannes (1509 - 1575), Marshal of France in 1570
- Honorat II de Savoye, Marquis of Villars (died 1580), Marshal of France in 1571
- Albert de Gondi, Duke of Retz (1522 - 1602), Marshal of France in 1573
Seven Marshals under Henry III, 1574 – 1589
- Roger I de Saint Larry, Lord of Bellegarde (died 1579), Marshal of France in 1574
- Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, Seigneur de Montluc (1500 - 1577), Marshal of France in 1574
- Louis Prévost de Sansac, Baron de Sansac (1496 - 1576), Marshal of France
- Armand de Gontaut, Baron de Biron (1524 - 1592), Marshal of France in 1577
- Jacques de Goyon, Lord of Matignon and of Lesparre, Count of Thorigny, Prince of Mortagne sur Gironde (1525 - 1597), Marshal of France in 1579
- Jean VI d'Aumont, Baron of Estrabonne, Count of Châteauroux (died 1580), Marshal of France in 1571
- Guillaume de Joyeuse, Viscount of Joyeuse, Lord of Saint-Didier, of Laudun, of Puyvert and of Arques (1520 - 1592), Marshal of France in 1582
- Charles II de Cossé, Duke of Brissac (1562 - 1621), Marshal of France
Eleven Marshals under Henry IV, 1589 – 1610
- Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Duc de Bouillon (1555 - 1623), Marshal of France in 1592. Robert Fleuranges III de la Marck (1491-1537 Marshal of France and Historian, was the son of Robert II de la Marck; duke of Bouillon, Claude d'Annebault (1495 - 1552 was a French military officer and Admiral of France. Henry II (Henri II (31 March 1519 &ndash 10 July 1559 of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I, was King of France from 31 Piero (or Pietro Strozzi (c 1510 - 21 June 1558) was an Italian military leader Francis II (François II (19 January 1544 &ndash 5 December 1560 King-consort of Scotland (1558&ndash1560 and King of France (1559 &ndash 1560 was born François Duc de Montmorency ( June 17 1530 - May 6 1579) was the eldest son of the first Duc de Montmorency Anne. Charles IX (27 June 1550 &ndash 30 May 1574 born Charles-Maximilien, was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death Henri I de Montmorency-Damville ( June 15 1534 - April 2 1614) Marshal of France, and Constable of France, seigneur of Gaspard de Saulx sieur de Tavannes (1509 – 1575 was a French military leader during the Italian Wars and the French Wars of Religion. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme seigneur de Montluc (or Blaise de Montluc) (c Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron ( 1524 - July 26, 1592) was a celebrated French soldier of the 16th century. The Aumont family take its name from the Duchy of Aumont, a small commune in the department of the Somme. The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne comte de Montfort et Negrepelisse vicomte de Turenne Castillon et Lanquais titular duc de Bouillon ( September 28, 1555 &ndash
- Charles de Gontaut, Duke of Biron (1562 - 1602), Marshal of France in 1594. Charles de Gontaut duc de Biron (1562-1602 son of Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron, fought brilliantly for the royal party against the Catholic League in the later
- Claude de La Chatre, Baron de la Maisonfort (1536 - 1614), Marshal of France in 1594.
- Jean de Montluc de Balagny (1560 - 1603), Marshal of France in 1594.
- Jean III de Baumanoir, Marquis of Lavardin and Count of Nègrepelisse (1551 - 1614), Marshal of France in 1595.
- Henri, Duke of Joyeuse (1567 - 1608), Marshal of France in 1595.
- Urbain de Montmorency-Laval, Marquis of Sablé (1557 - 1629), Marshal of France in 1595.
- Alphonse d'Ornano (1548 - 1610), Marshal of France in 1597.
- Guillaume de Hautemer, Count of Grancey (1537 - 1613), Marshal of France in 1597.
- François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (1543 - 1626), Marshal of France in 1608. François de Bonne duc de Lesdiguières ( 1 April 1543 &ndash 21 September 1626) was soldier of the French Wars of Religion and
Thirty-four Marshals under Louis XIII, 1610 – 1643
- Concino Concini, Marquis of Ancre (1575 - 1617), Marshal of France in 1613. For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) Concino Concini Count della Penna Marquis and Maréchal d'Ancre (Florence 1575 - Paris 24 April 1617 was an Italian politician best known for being a minister of
- Gilles de Courtenvaux, Marquis of Souvré (1540 - 1626), Marshal of France in 1614. Gilles de Souvré Marquis de Courtanvaux Baron de Lezines (c 1540 - 1626 Marshal of France, belonged to an old family of the Perche
- Antoine, Baron de Roquelaure (1560 - 1625), Marshal of France in 1614.
- Louis de La Châtre, Baron de Maisonfort (died 1630), Marshal of France in 1616.
- Pons de Lauzières-Thémines-Cardaillac, Marquis of Thémines (1553 - 1627), Marshal of France in 1616.
- François de La Grange d'Arquien, Lord of Montigny and of Séry in Bérry (1554 - 1617), Marshal of France in 1616
- Nicolas de L'Hôpital, Duke of Vitry (1581 - 1644), Marshal of France in 1617
- Francois de Plessis, Seigneur de Richelieu (1563 - 1626), Marshal of France in 1619.
- Jean François de La Guiche, Count of La Palice (1569 - 1632), Marshal of France in 1619.
- Honoré d'Albert d'Ailly, Duke of Chaulnes (1581 - 1649), Marshal of France in 1620.
- François d'Esparbes de Lussan, Viscount of Aubeterre (died 1628), Marshal of France in 1620.
- Charles de Créquy, Prince of Poix, Duke of Lesdiguières (1580 - 1638), Marshal of France in 1621.
- Jacques Nompar de Caumont, Duke of La Force(1558 - 1652), Marshal of France in 1621. Jacques-Nompar de Caumont duc de la Force (October 30 1558 - May 10 1652 was a Marshal of France and Peer of France.
- François, Marquis of Bassompierre (1579 - 1646), Marshal of France in 1622. François de Bassompierre ( April 12, 1579, Lorraine - October 12, 1646) was a French Courtier.
- Gaspard de Coligny, Duke of Châtillon (1584 - 1646), Marshal of France in 1622. Gaspard III de Coligny Maréchal de Châtillon, of the House of Coligny ( 26 July 1584, Montpellier - 4 January 1646,
- Henri, Count of Schomberg (1574 - 1632), Marshal of France in 1625.
- Jean Baptiste d'Ornano (1581 - 1626), Marshal of France in 1626
- François Annibal, Duc d'Estrées (1573 - 1670), Marshal of France in 1626. François-Annibal d'Estrées duc d'Estrées (1573 - Paris, May 5 1670) was a French diplomat military and Marshal of France.
- Timoléon d'Epinay de Saint-Luc (1580 - 1644), Marshal of France in 1627.
- Louis de Marillac, Count of Beaumont-le-Roger (1572 - 1632), Marshal of France in 1629.
- Henri II, Duke of Montmorency and of Damville, also Admiral of France (1595 - 1632), Marshal of France in 1630. Henri II de Montmorency (1595 - October 30 1632) son of duke Henry I, succeeded to the title in 1614 having previously been made Grand admiral The title Admiral of France is one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, the naval equivalent of Marshal of France.
- Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet, Marquis of Toiras (1585 - 1636), Marshal of France in 1630.
- Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Effiat (1581 - 1632), Marshal of France in 1631.
- Urbain de Maillé, Marquis of Brézé (1597 - 1650), Marshal of France in 1632.
- Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560 - 1641), Marshal of France in 1634. Maximilien de Béthune Duke of Sully ( December 13, 1560 &ndash December 22, 1641) was the doughty soldier French minister staunch Huguenot
- Charles de Schomberg, Duke of Halluin (1601 - 1656), Marshal of France in 1637.
- Charles de La Porte, Marquis of Meilleraye (1602 - 1664), Marshal of France in 1639.
- Antoine III, Duke of Gramont (1604 - 1678), Marshal of France in 1641. Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon duke of Gramont comte de Guiche comte de Gramont comte de Louvigny Souverain de Bidache
- Jean-Baptiste Budes, Count of Guébriant (1602 - 1643), Marshal of France in 1642.
- Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, Duke of Cardona (1605 - 1657), Marshal of France in 1642.
- François de L'Hôpital, Count of Rosnay (1583 - 1660), Marshal of France in 1643.
- Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611 - 1675), Marshal of France in 1643, Marshal General of France in 1660. Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne ( September 11 1611 &ndash July 27 1675) was The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" ( maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to
- Jean, Count of Gassion, (1609 - 1647), Marshal of France in 1643. Jean Count of Gassion (1609 Pau - 1647 Lens) was a redoutable Gascon military commander for France, prominent at the Battle of Rocroi
Fifty-one Marshals under Louis XIV, 1643 – 1715
- César, Duke of Choiseul (1598 - 1675), Marshal of France in 1645
- Josias, Count of Rantzau (1609 - 1650), Marshal of France in 1645
- Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi(1597 - 1685), Marshal of France in 1646
- Antoine d'Aumont de Rochebaron, Duc d'Aumont (1601 - 1669), Marshal of France in 1651
- Jacques d'Étampes, Marquis of la Ferté-Imbert (1590 - 1663), Marshal of France in 1651
- Henri, Duke of la Ferté-Senneterre (1600 - 1681), Marshal of France in 1651
- Charles de Mouchy, Marquis d'Hocquincourt (1599 - 1658), Marshal of France in 1651
- Jacques Rouxel, Count of Grancey (1603 - 1680), Marshal of France in 1651
- Armand Nompar de Caumont, Duke of La Force (1582 - 1672), Marshal of France in 1652
- Philippe de Clérambault, Count of la Palluau (1606 - 1665), Marshal of France in 1652
- César Phoebus d'Albret, Count of Miossens (1614 - 1676), Marshal of France in 1653
- Louis de Foucault de Saint-Germain Beaupré Count of Le Daugnon (1616 - 1659), Marshal of France in 1653
- Jean de Schulemberg, Count of Montejeu (1597 - 1671), Marshal of France in 1658
- Abraham de Fabert, Marquis of Esternay (1599 - 1662), Marshal of France in 1658
- Jacques de Mauvisière, Marquis of Castelnau (1620 - 1658), Marshal of France in 1658
- Bernardin Gigault, Marquis of Bellefonds (1630 - 1694), Marshal of France in 1668
- François de Créquy, Marquis of Marines (1620 - 1687), Marshal of France in 1668
- Louis de Crevant, Duke of Humières (1628 - 1694), Marshal of France in 1668
- Godefroy d'Estrades, Count of Estrades (1607 - 1686), Marshal of France in 1675
- Philippe de Montaut-Bénac, Duke of Navailles (1619 - 1684), Marshal of France in 1675
- Frédéric Armand, Duke of Schomberg (1616 - 1690), Marshal of France in 1675
- Jacques Henri de Durfort, Duke of Duras (1626 - 1704), Marshal of France in 1675
- François d'Aubusson, Duke of la Feuillade (1625 - 1691), Marshal of France in 1675
- Louis Victor de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart le Maréchal de Vivonne (1636 - 1688), Marshal of France in 1675
- François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628 - 1695), Marshal of France in 1675
- Henri Louis d'Aloigny, Marquis of Rochefort (1636 - 1676), Marshal of France in 1675
- Guy de Durfort, Duke of Lorges (1630 - 1702), Marshal of France in 1676
- Jean II, Count of Estrées 1624 - 1707), Marshal of France in 1681
- Claude de Choiseul, Marquis of Francières (1632 - 1711), Marshal of France in 1693
- Jean Armand de Joyeuse, Marquis of Grandpré (1632 - 1710), Marshal of France in 1693
- François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi (1644 - 1730), Marshal of France in 1693
- Louis François, duc de Boufflers, comte de Cagny (1664 - 1711), Marshal of France in 1693
- Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Count of Tourville (1642 - 1701), Marshal of France in 1693
- Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles (1650 - 1708), Marshal of France in 1693
- Nicolas Catinat (1637 - 1712), Marshal of France in 1693
- Louis Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (1654 - 1712), Marshal of France in 1695
- Claude Louis Hector, Duke of Villars (1653 - 1734), Marshal of France in 1702, Marshal General of France in 1733
- Noël Bouton, Marquis of Chamilly (1636 - 1715), Marshal of France in 1703
- Victor Marie, Duc d'Estrées (1660 - 1737), Marshal of France in 1703
- François Louis Rousselet, Marquis of Château-Renault (1637 - 1716), Marshal of France in 1703
- Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (1633 - 1707), Marshal of France in 1703
- Conrad, Marquis of Rosen (1628 - 1715), Marshal of France in 1703
- Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Huxelles (1652 - 1730), Marshal of France in 1703
- René de Froulay, Count of Tessé (1651 - 1725), Marshal of France in 1703
- Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652 - 1728), Marshal of France in 1703
- Nicolas Auguste de La Baume, Marquis of Montrevel (1636 - 1716), Marshal of France in 1703
- Henry, duc d'Harcourt (1654 - 1718), Marshal of France in 1703
- Ferdinand, Count of Marsin (1656 - 1706), Marshal of France in 1703
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670 - 1734), Marshal of France in 1706
- Charles Auguste Goyon, Count of Matignon (1647 - 1729), Marshal of France in 1708
- Jacques de Bazin, Marquis of Bezons (1645 - 1733), Marshal of France in 1709
- Pierre de Montesquiou, Count of Artagnan (1645 - 1725), Marshal of France in 1709 N. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent César duc de Choiseul comte du Plessis-Praslin ( 1602 - December 23, 1675) was a Marshal of France and French diplomat generally known for Armand-Nompar de Caumont duc de la Force ( October 30, 1580 - May 10, 1675) was a Marshal of France and Peer of France. Abraham de Fabert ( October 11, 1599 &ndash May 17, 1660) was a Marshal of France, He was the son of Abraham Fabert François chevalier de Créquy and marquis de Marines (1625-3 February 1687 was Marshal of France. Louis de Crévant Duc d'Humières (1628 - August 30 1694) was a Marshal of France and Governor of Compiegne, Bourbonnais and Lille Godefroi Comte d'Estrades ( 1607 - February 26 1686) was a French diplomatist and marshal. Friedrich Hermann (or Frédéric-Armand) 1st Duke of Schomberg (originally Schönberg) (December 1615 or January 1616&mdash July 11, 1690 Jacques-Henri de Durfort, duke of Duras Marshal of France, ( October 9 1625 - October 12 1704) François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville duc de Piney, called de Luxembourg ( January 8, 1628 - January 4, 1695) was a French Guy Aldonce de Durfort, duke de Lorges Marshal of France, (August 22 1630 – october 22 1702 Jean II d'Estrées, ( Soleure (Switzerland 1624 - Paris May 19 1707) was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of François de Neufville 2nd duc de Villeroi ( April 7, 1644 - July 18, 1730) French soldier came of a noble family which Louis François duc de Boufflers comte de Cagny ( January 10 1644 - August 22 1711) was a Marshal of France. Anne Hilarion de Costentin comte de Tourville (1642&ndash1701 was a French Naval Commander who served under King Louis XIV. Anne-Jules 2nd duc de Noailles ( 5 February 1650 &mdash 2 October 1708) was one of the chief generals of France towards the Nicolas Catinat ( 1 September, 1637 &ndash 22 February, 1712) was a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis Joseph de Bourbon duc de Vendôme ( 1 July, 1654 - 11 June 1712) was a French military commander during the War of the Grand Alliance Claude Louis Hector de Villars Prince de Martigues Marquis and Duc de Villars and Vicomte de Melun ( May 8, 1653 – June 17, 1734) was the The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" ( maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to Victor Marie d'Estrées, count then duke (1723 d'Estrées (Paris November 30 1660 - Paris December 27 1737) was a Marshal of France François Louis de Rousselet marquis de Châteaurenault ( Châteaurenaut, Châteauregnaud) (1637- Paris, November 15 1716) was Sébastien Le Prestre Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban ( May 15, 1633 – March 30, 1707) commonly referred to Nicolas Chalon du Blé, (born at Chalon-sur-Saône in 1652, died in Paris in 1730) was Marquis of Uxelles and Cormatin René de Froulay count of Tessé ( Le Mans, 1651 - Grosbois 1725 French Marshal and diplomat Camille d'Hostun de la Baume duc de Tallard ( 14 February, 1652 – 20 March, 1728) was a French noble diplomatist and military Ferdinand count of Marsin (or Marchin) ( February 10, 1656 - September 9, 1706) was a French general and diplomat who was Marshal James FitzJames 1st Duke of Berwick ( 21 August 1670 &ndash 12 June 1734) was a French military leader illegitimate son of King James Pierre de Montesquiou comte d'Artagnan and later comte de Montesquiou (1640 &ndash 12 August 1725) was a French soldier and Marshal of France B. : not the famous D'Artagnan, but a relative
Thirty-four Marshals under Louis XV, 1715 – 1774
- Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie (1646 - 1727), Marshal of France in 1724
- Antoine Gaston, Duke of Roquelaure (1656 - 1738), Marshal of France in 1724
- Jacques Rouxel, Count of Grancey and of Médavy (1655 - 1725), Marshal of France in 1724
- Éléonor du Maine, Count of Le Bourg (1655 - 1739), Marshal of France in 1724
- Yves, marquis d'Alègre (1653 - 1733), Marshal of France in 1724
- Louis d'Aubusson, Duke of la Feuillade (1673 - 1725), Marshal of France in 1724
- Antoine V, Duke of Gramont (1671 - 1725), Marshal of France in 1724
- Alain Emmanuel, Marquis of Coëtlogon (1646 - 1730), Marshal of France in 1730
- Charles de Gontaut, Duke of Biron (1663 - 1756), Marshal of France in 1734
- Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur (1665 - 1743), Marshal of France in 1734
- Claude Bidal, Marquis of Asfeld (1665 - 1743), Marshal of France in 1734
- Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles (1678 - 1766), Marshal of France in 1734
- Christian Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg, Prince de Tingry (1713 - 1787), Marshal of France in 1734
- François Marie II, Count of Broglie (1671 - 1745), Marshal of France in 1734
- François de Franquetot, Duke of Coigny (1670 - 1759), Marshal of France in 1734
- Charles, Duke of Lévis-Charlus (1669 - 1734), Marshal of France in 1734
- Louis de Brancas de Forcalquier, Marquis of Céreste (1671 - 1750), Marshal of France in 1740
- Louis Auguste d'Albert d'Ailly, Duke of Chaulnes (1676 - 1744), Marshal of France in 1741
- Louis Armand de Brichanteau, Duke of Nangis (1682 - 1742), Marshal of France in 1741
- Louis de Gand de Mérode de Montmorency, prince d'Isenghien (1678 - 1762), Marshal of France in 1741
- Jean-Baptiste de Durfort, Duke of Duras (1684 - 1778), Marshal of France in 1741
- Jean-Baptiste Desmarets, Marquis of Maillebois (1682 - 1762), Marshal of France in 1741
- Charles Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, called the Marshall of Belle-Isle (1684 - 1762), Marshal of France in 1741
- Maurice, comte de Saxe, (1696 - 1750), Marshal of France in 1741, Marshal General of France in 1747
- Jean-Baptiste Andrault, Marquis of Maulévrier (1677 - 1754), Marshal of France in 1745
- Claude Testu, Marquis of Balincourt (1680 - 1770), Marshal of France in 1746
- Philippe Charles, Marquis of la Fare (1687 - 1752), Marshal of France in 1746
- François, duc d'Harcourt (1689 - 1750), Marshal of France in 1746
- Guy, Count of Monmorency-Laval (1677 - 1751), Marshal of France in 1747
- Gaspard, Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre 1688 - 1781, Marshal of France in 1747
- Louis Claude, Marquis of La Mothe-Houdancourt (1687 - 1755), Marshal of France in 1747
- Ulrich, Count of Löwendahl (1700 - 1755), Marshal of France in 1747
- Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1696 - 1788), Marshal of France in 1748
- Jean de Fay, Marquis of la Tour-Maubourg (1684 - 1764), Marshal of France in 1757
- Louis Antoine de Gontaut, (1701 - 1788), Count (afterwards Duke) of Biron, Marshal of France in 1757
- Daniel François de Gélas de Voisons d'Ambres, Viscount of Lautrec (1686 - 1762), Marshal of France in 1757
- Charles François Frédéric de Montmorency, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg (1702 - 1764), Marshal of France in 1757
- Louis Le Tellier, Duc d'Estrées (1695 - 1771), Marshal of France in 1757
- Jean Charles de la Ferté, Marquis of La Ferté Senneterre (1685 - 1770), Marshal of France in 1757
- Charles O'Brien de Thomond, Count of Thomond and of Clare (1699 - ?), Marshal of France in 1757
- Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Mirepoix (1699 - 1758), Marshal of France in 1757
- Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny, (1689 - 1778), Marshal of France in 1758
- Hubert de Brienne, Count of Conflans (1690 - 1777), Marshal of France in 1758
- Louis Georges, Marquis of Contades, (1704 - 1793), Marshal of France in 1758
- Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise (1715 - 1787), Marshal of France in 1758
- Victor François, Duke de Broglie (1718 - 1804), Marshal of France in 1759
- Guy Michel de Durfort de Lorge, Duke of Randan (1704 - 1773), Marshal of France in 1768
- Louis de Brienne de Conflans, Marquis of Armentières (1711 - 1774), Marshal of France in 1768
- Jean de Cossé, Duke of Brissac (1698 - 1780), Marshal of France in 1768
Twenty Marshals under Louis XVI, 1774 – 1792
- Anne Pierre, Duke of Harcourt (1701 - 1783), Marshal of France since 24. Charles de Batz-Castelmore Comte d'Artagnan (c Lupiac 1611 - 25 June, Maastricht Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 Victor-Maurice comte de Broglie ( 12 March 1647 &ndash 4 August 1727) was a French Soldier and General. Louis d'Aubusson de la Feuillade duc de Roannais (1673 – January 28 1725) was a Marshal of France. Antoine V de Gramont (January 1672– September 16, 1725) Duke of Guiche French military figure and member of the Gramont family. Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon (December 4 1646 at Rennes – June 6 1730 in Paris) was a Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIV Charles Armand de Gontaut duc de Biron, great-grandson of Armand de Gontaut-Biron (1663-1756 was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV Claude François Bidal marquis d'Asfeld (Paris July 2 1665 - Paris March 7 1743) was a French Marshal of France. Adrien-Maurice 3rd duc de Noailles ( September 29, 1678 &ndash June 24, 1766) was a French Aristocrat and Soldier François-Marie de Broglie later 1st duc de Broglie ( 11 January 1671 &ndash 22 May 1745) the third son of Victor-Maurice comte François de Franquetot de Coigny ( March 16 1670 - December 18 1759) was a Marshal of France, Count and from 1747 the Duke of Coigny Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet duc de Belle-Isle ( 22 September 1684 - 26 January 1761) was a French general and statesman Maurice comte de Saxe (Moritz Graf von Sachsen 28 October, 1696 &ndash 20 November, 1750) was a French general who was Marshal The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" ( maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre (16 August 1688 at Dijon – 16 March 1781 at the Hôtel Matignon, Paris) was a French noble descendant Louis François Armand du Plessis duc de Richelieu ( March 13, 1696 - August 8, 1788) was a Marshal of France and a grandnephew of Louis Antoine de Gontaut-Biron duc de Biron, (1700-1788 was Duke of Biron and a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XV, and was made a Marshal Duke Louis Charles d'Estrées ( July 2 1695 - January 2 1771) was a French military commander and Marshal of France. The question mark (? also known as an interrogation point, question point, query, or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces Charles-Pierre-Gaston-François de Lévis duc de Lévis-Mirepoix (1699 - 1757 maréchal de France (1757 and ambassador of Louis XV was a member of a house Hubert de Brienne Comte de Conflans (1690 Paris - 27 January 1777, Paris was a French naval commander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades (1704 Beaufort Anjou - 1795 Livry was the 6th Marquis de Contades and Seigneur de Montgeoffroi Charles de Rohan prince de Soubise ( July 16, 1715 — July 4, 1787) duke of Rohan-Rohan seigneur of Roberval, and Marshal Victor-François 2nd duc de Broglie ( 19 October 1718 &ndash 30 March 1804) was a French Aristocrat and soldier and a Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre 3. 1775
- Louis, 4th duc de Noailles (1713 - 1793), Marshal of France since 24. Louis 4th duc de Noailles ( 21 April 1713 at Versailles &ndash 22 August 1793 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 3. 1775
- Antoine, Count of Nicolaï (1712 - 1787), Marshal of France since 24. 3. 1775
- Charles, Duke of Fitz-James (1712 - 1787), Marshal of France since 24. 3. 1775
- Philippe, Duke of Mouchy (1715 - 1794), Marshal of France since 24. Philippe comte de Noailles and later prince de Poix duc de Mouchy and duc de Poix à brevêt ( 27 December 1715 &ndash 27 June 3. 1775
- Emmanuel de Durfort, Duke of Duras (1715 - 1789), Marshal of France since 24. 3. 1775
- Louis Nicolas, Duc du Muy (1702 - 1775), Marshal of France since 24. 3. 1775
- Claude, Count of Saint-Germain (1707 - 1778), Marshal of France since 24. 3. 1775
- Guy de Montmoreny, Duke of Laval (1723 - 1798), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Augustin, Count of Mailly (1708 - 1794), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Henri Bouchard de Lussan, Marquis of Aubeterre (1714 - 1788), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Charles de Beauvau, Prince of Beauvau-Craon (1720 - 1793), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Noël Jourda, Count of Vaux (1705 - 1788), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur (1724 - 1801), Marshal of France since 13. Philippe Henri marquis de Ségur (1724 &ndash 3 October 1801) was a Marshal of France. 6. 1783
- Jacques de Choiseul-Stainville, Count of Choiseul (1727 - 1789), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Charles de La Croix, Marquis of Castries (1727 - 1800), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- Anne Emmanuel, Duke of Croÿ (1718 - 1787), Marshal of France since 13. 6. 1783
- François Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis (1719 - 1787), Marshal of France since 13. Francis de Gaston Chevalier de Levis ( August 20, 1719 – November 20, 1787) born near Limoux, was a French noble and a Marshal 6. 1783
- Nicolas Luckner, Comte Luckner (1722 - 1794), Marshal of France since 28. Nikolaus Count Luckner (* January 12, 1722 - January 4 1794 in Paris) was a German in French service who rose to become a 12. 1791
- Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725 - 1807), Marshal of France since 28. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau ( July 1, 1725 &ndash May 10, 1807) was a French 12. 1791

Baton of the Napoleonic Marshals
Twenty-six Marshals under Napoleon I, 1804 – 1814[1]
- Louis Alexandre Berthier, Prince of Neufchatel and of Wagram, Duke of Valengin. The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Duc de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valengin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel ( February (1753 - 1815), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Joachim Murat, Prince d'Empire, Grand Duke of Clèves and Berg, King of Naples (1767 - 1815), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, Duke of Conégliano (1754 - 1842), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Count Jourdan (1762 - 1833), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling (1758 - 1817), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Pierre Augereau, Duke of Castiglione (1757 - 1816), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte Corvo, King of Sweden and Norway under the name Charles XIV John, (1763 - 1844), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, Count Brune (1763 - 1815), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Jean de Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatie (1769 - 1851), Marshal of the Empire in 1804, Marshal General of France in 1847
- Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello (1769 - 1809), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, Duke of Trévise (1768 - 1835), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of Moscow (1769 - 1815), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Louis Nicolas Davout, Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmühl (1770 - 1823), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Duke of Istria (1768 - 1813), Marshal of the Empire in 1804
- François Christophe de Kellermann, Duke of Valmy (1737 - 1820), Marshal of the Empire in 1804 (Honorary)
- François Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Dantzig (1755 - 1820), Marshal of the Empire in 1804 (Honorary)
- Dominique Catherine de Pérignon, Marquis of Grenade (1754 - 1818), Marshal of the Empire in 1804 (Honorary)
- Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Count Sérurier (1742 - 1819), Marshal of the Empire in 1804 (Honorary)
- Claude Victor, Duke of Bellune (1764 - 1841), Marshal of the Empire in 1807
- Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, Duke of Tarento (1765 - 1840), Marshal of the Empire in 1809
- Nicolas Oudinot, Duke of Reggio (1767 - 1847), Marshal of the Empire in 1809
- Auguste Marmont, Duke of Ragusa (1774 - 1852), Marshal of the Empire in 1809
- Louis Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera (1770 - 1826), Marshal of the Empire in 1811
- Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (1764 - 1830), Marshal of the Empire in 1812
- Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Prince Poniatowski (1763 - 1813), Marshal of the Empire in 1813
- Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, (1766 - 1847), Marshal of the Empire in 1815
The names of many of these have been given to successive stretches of an avenue encircling Paris, which has thus been nicknamed the Boulevard des Maréchaux (Marshals' Boulevard"). Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815) Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, 1st Duc de Conegliano ( July 31, 1754 &ndash April 20, 1842) Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan ( April 29, 1762 &ndash November 23, 1833) was a Marshal of France. Charles Pierre François Augereau 1st Duc de Castiglione ( October 21, 1757 &ndash June 12, 1816) was a French soldier and military Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 Guillaume Marie Anne Brune 1st Comte Brune ( March 13, 1763 &mdash August 2, 1815) was a French soldier and political figure who rose Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duc de Dalmatie (29 March 1769 26 November 1851 the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman named The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" ( maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, 1st Sovereign Prince de Sievers ( April 11, 1769 &ndash May 31, Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duc de Trévise (13 February 1768 28 July 1835 was a French General and Marshal of France Michel Ney, 1st Duc d' Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa ( January 10 1769 &ndash December 7 1815 Louis-Nicolas d'Avout ( May 10, 1770 &ndash June 1, 1823) better known as Davout, 1st Duc d' Auerstaedt Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria ( August 6, 1768 &ndash May 1, 1813) was a Marshal of France François Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann 1st Duc de Valmy (28 May 1735 - 23 September 1820) was Marshal of France during François Joseph Lefebvre, 1st Duc de Dantzig ( 25 October, 1755 &ndash 14 September, 1820) was Marshal of France Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade ( May 31, 1754 - December 25, 1818) was Marshal Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, 1st Comte Sérurier ( December 8, 1742 &mdash December 24, 1819) was a French Claude Victor-Perrin, 1st Duc de Belluno ( 7 December 1764 &ndash 1 March 1841) was a Marshal of France Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio ( 25 April, 1767 &ndash 13 September, 1847) was Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, 1st Duc de Ragusa ( 20 July 1774 &ndash 22 March 1852) was a French Louis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d' Albufera ( March 2, 1770 &ndash January 3, 1826) Marshal of France, one of Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr ( Toul, May 13, 1764 &ndash Hyères, March 17, 1830 Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually Grouchy redirects here For the musical theorist Jean de Grouchy (ca Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
Six Marshals under Louis XVIII, 1815 – 1824
- François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny, Duke of Coigny (1737 - 1821), Marshal of France in 1816
- Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre (1765 - 1818), Marshal of France in 1816
- Pierre Riel de Beurnonville, Marquis of Beurnonville (1752 - 1821), Marshal of France in 1816
- Charles Joseph Hyacinthe du Houx de Viomesnil, Marquis of Viomesnil (1734 - 1827), Marshal of France in 1816
- Jacques Alexandre Law, Marquis of Lauriston (1768 - 1828), Marshal of France in 1823
- Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, Count Molitor (1770 - 1849), Marshal of France in 1823
Three Marshals under Charles X, 1824 – 1830
Ten Marshals under Louis-Philippe 1830 – 1848
- Étienne Maurice, Count Gérard, (1773 - 1852), Marshal of France in 1830
- Bertrand, Count Clauzel, (1772 - 1842), Marshal of France in 1831
- Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, (1766 - 1847), Marshal of France in 1831
- Georges Mouton, Count of Lobau, (1770 - 1838), Marshal of France in 1831
- Sylvain Charles, Count Valée, (1773 - 1846), Marshal of France in 1837
- François Horace, Count Sébastiani, (1772 - 1851), Marshal of France in 1840
- Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Count d'Erlon, (1765 - 1844), Marshal of France in 1843
- Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Duke of Isly (1784 - 1849), Marshal of France in 1843
- Honoré, Count Reille, (1775 - 1860), Marshal of France in 1847
- Guillaume Dode, Viscount of La Brunerie, (1775 - 1851), Marshal of France in 1847
- Jérôme Bonaparte, former King of Westphalia (1784 - 1860), Marshal of France in 1850
- Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans, count Exelmans (1775 - 1852), Marshal of France in 1851
- Jean Isidore Harispe, count Harispe (1768 - 1855), Marshal of France in 1851
- Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant, count Vaillant 1790 - 1872), Marshal of France in 1851
- Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud (1798 - 1854), Marshal of France in 1852
- Bernard Pierre Magnan (1791 - 1865), Marshal of France in 1852
- Boniface de Castellane, Marquis of Castellane (1788 - 1862), Marshal of France in 1852
Twelve Marshals under Napoleon III, 1852 – 1870
- Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, Count Baraguey d'Hilliers (1795 - 1878), Marshal of France in 1854
- Aimable Pélissier, Duke of Malakoff (1794 - 1864), Marshal of France in 1855
- Jacques Louis Randon, Count Randon (1795 - 1871), Marshal of France in 1856
- François Certain Canrobert (1809 - 1895), Marshal of France in 1856
- Pierre Bosquet (1810 - 1861), Marshal of France in 1856
- Patrice MacMahon, Duke of Magenta (1809 - 1893), Marshal of France in 1859
- Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély (1794 - 1870), Marshal of France in 1859
- Adolphe Niel (1802 - 1869), Marshal of France in 1859
- Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, Count of Ornano (1784 - 1863), Marshal of France in 1861
- Elie Frédéric Forey (1804 - 1872), Marshal of France in 1863
- François Achille Bazaine (1811 - 1888), Marshal of France in 1864
- Edmond Leboeuf (1809 - 1888), Marshal of France in 1870
Three Marshals under Raymond Poincaré, 1913 – 1920
- Joseph Gallieni, (1849 - 1916), Marshal of France in 1921 (posthumous)
- Hubert Lyautey, (1854 - 1934), Marshal of France in 1921
- Louis Franchet d'Esperey, (1856 - 1942), Marshal of France in 1921
- Marie Émile Fayolle, (1852 - 1928), Marshal of France in 1921
- Michel-Joseph Maunoury, (1847 - 1923), Marshal of France in 1923 (posthumous)
Three Marshals under Vincent Auriol, 1947 – 1954
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Joseph Simon Gallieni ( 24 April 1849 - 27 May 1916) was a French soldier most active as a military commander and administrator in the French Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey ( November 17, 1854 - July 27, 1934) was a French general the first Resident-General Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espérey ( 25 May 1856 &ndash 8 July 1942) was a French general during the First Marie Émile Fayolle (15 May 1858 - 27 August 1928 was a Marshal of France. 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