Marshal of France

The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. The title derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Albéric Clément (circa 1190). It later became a distinction and takes precedence over the Constable of France, which was originally an office higher than Marshal. Up to 1791, there were 256 Marshals of France. The title was abolished by the National Convention in 1793.

The Second Republic

Seven Marshals under Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Republic, 1848-1852

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• Jerome Bonaparte, former King of Westphalia (1784 - 1860), Marshal of France in 1850
• Rémi, Count Exelmans, (1775 - 1852), Marshal of France in 1851
• Jean Isidore, Count Harispe, (1768 - 1855), Marshal of France in 1851
• Jean-Baptiste, Count Vaillant, 1790 - 1872), Marshal of France in 1851
• Achille Armand Jacques Le Roy de Saint-Arnaud, (1798 - 1854), Marshal of France in 1852
• Bernard Pierre Magnan, (1791 - 1865), Marshal of France in 1852
• Esprit Victor Boniface, Marquis of Castellane, (1788 - 1862), Marshal of France in 1852