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Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France, plural Maréchaux de France) is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) and for a period dormant (1870–1916).
Marshal of the Empire was a civil dignity in the First French Empire between 1804 and 1815. The successor of the dignity, the Marshal of France, is a five-star rank with a NATO code of OF-10, equivalent to an Admiral of France in the French Navy. The distinction was used sporadically and was vacant during parts of its history. [1]
François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg (8 January 1628 – 4 January 1695), and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame" (Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame), was a French general and Marshal of France.
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, [1] duc de Magenta (French: [patʁis də makma.ɔ̃]; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893), was a French general and politician who served as President of France from 1873 to 1879. He was elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France by Napoleon III.
François Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig (/ l ə ˈ f ɛ v r ə / lə-FEV-rə, French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf ləfɛvʁ]; 25 October 1755 – 14 September 1820) [1] was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon.
Georges Mouton, comte de Lobau (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ mutɔ̃ də lobo]; 21 February 1770 – 27 November 1838) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France.
Honoré Charles Michel Joseph Reille (French pronunciation: [ɔnɔʁe ʃaʁl miʃɛl ʒozɛf ʁɛj]; 1 September 1775 – 4 March 1860) was a Marshal of France, born in Antibes. Reille served in the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars under Dumouriez and Masséna, whose daughter Victoire he married.
Louis François de Boufflers, Duke of Boufflers (10 January 1644 – 22 August 1711) was a prominent French soldier in the age of Louis XIV of France. He was created count of Cagny (modern Crillon) and duke of Boufflers and named marshal of France.