Grand marshal of the palace (French: Grand maréchal du palais) was a title used by the leader of the Military Household of the Emperor, during the First...
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extent reinstated the formerly abolished title of Marshal of France. According to the Sénatus-consulte, a Marshal was a grand officer of the Empire, entitled...
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Géraud Duroc (category Grand Marshals of the Palace)
friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who appointed him as the first Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Emperor's military household. He is sometimes referred...
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Henri Gatien Bertrand (category Grand Marshals of the Palace)
during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Under the Empire he was the third and last Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Military...
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Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt (redirect from Armand Augustine Louis de Caulaincourt, Marquis of Caulaincourt and Duke of Vicenza)
alongside him in December 1812. The following month Caulaincourt was assigned the position of Grand Marshal of the Palace and charged with all diplomatic...
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Marie Walewska (category Mistresses of Napoleon)
the inner circle of Napoleon by the Emperor's aide, General Géraud Duroc (Grand Marshal of the Palace). A number of Polish aristocrats asked her the same...
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during the battle, Napoleon's close friend and Grand Marshal of the Palace, General Geraud Duroc, was mortally wounded by a cannonball the day after the battle...
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the harness crew). Its key components were organised around three main functions: Military and administrative functions: Grand Marshal of the Palace,...
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Cent-gardes Squadron (category Cavalry units and formations of France)
the Emperor and members of the Imperial family. Although not formally part of the Imperial Guard, they were under the orders of the Grand Marshal of the...
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men. General of Division Nicolas Oudinot (present, but convalescent) – effective command given to Grand Marshal of the Palace General of Division Géraud...
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Grande Armée (redirect from The Grand Army)
Emperor's Civil Cabinet that included the office of the Grand Marshal of the Palace and the Grand Écuyer. The ADCs to the emperor were mainly loyal, experienced...
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Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle (category Knights of the Order of Saint Louis)
Emperor smile.[dubious – discuss] Napoleon merely ordered his Grand Marshal of the Palace, and aide, General Géraud Duroc to give Lasalle another 200,000...
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Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe...
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The Palace of Versailles (/vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ/ vair-SY, vur-SY; French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ) is a former royal residence commissioned...
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Despite Fanny's initial opposition, the marriage to Bertrand proved a happy one. As Grand Marshal of the Palace since 1813, Bertrand chose to accompany...
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Livadia Palace (Russian: Ливадийский дворец, Ukrainian: Лівадійський палац) is a former summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his...
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his son, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929). Trained for the military, as a Field Marshal he commanded the Russian army of the Danube...
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Sapieha (redirect from House of Sapieha)
(1730–1793), voivode of Płock, Field Lithuanian Hetman, Grand Lithuanian Chancellor, marshal of the Lithuanian Tribunal Aleksander Sapieha (1888–1976), aviator...
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Poniatowski (redirect from House of Poniatowski)
author The Poniatowski family used the Ciołek arms. Coat of arms of Princes Poniatowski since 1764 Coat of arms of Prince Józef Poniatowski, Marshal of France...
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Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. He was the first owner of the New Michael Palace on the Palace Quay in Saint Petersburg. On 16 August...
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French court (category Medieval history of France)
He was accompanied into exile by a handful of loyal followers, including the grand marshal of the palace Bertrand, Count de Las Cases, General de Montholon...
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Lord-in-waiting Maid of Honour Majordomo Marshal Master of Ceremonies Master of the Horse Master of the Household Master of the Hunt Mayor of the palace Page Pantler...
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The Grand Trianon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ tʁijanɔ̃]) is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles...
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1993: Field Marshal 12 May 1937: King George VI Coronation Medal 2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1960: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian...
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Belweder (redirect from Belweder Palace)
the Marshal. Belvedere Vodka, owned by LVMH, is named after the palace and an image of the building is featured on the bottle label. Garden façade of...
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On the same day, Ghazi was appointed an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Iraqi Navy, a Field Marshal in the Royal Iraqi Army, and a Marshal of the Royal...
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The Luxembourg Palace (French: Palais du Luxembourg, pronounced [palɛ dy lyksɑ̃buʁ]) is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France...
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Field marshal (General-feldmarshal, General-fel'dmarshal, General field marshal, or simply Fieldmarshal; Russian: Генерал-фельдмаршал) was, with the exception...
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Bishop of Vilnius and the sword was presented by the Grand Marshal of Lithuania. The regalia of Vytautas the Great consisted of Gediminas' Cap, sword...
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When the WAAF became the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) in 1949, she was appointed an Air Chief Commandant (equivalent to Air vice-marshal) in the new...
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