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Marshals of the First French Empire

  • NapoleonNapoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica on the 15th of August 1769 to Carlo Maria Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino.
  • Marshal of the EmpireThe word Marshal traces its roots back to the Carolingians, from the ancient German word marascahl, a stable supervisor who took care of the king's horses.
  • Auguste de MarmontAuguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont was born on the 20th of July 1774 in Châtillon-sur-Seine. His father served as an ex-officer within the petite…
  • Joachim MuratJoachim Murat was born on the 25th of March 1767 in La Bastide-Fortunière, a small village in southwestern France. His father Pierre Murat-Jordy worked as an…
  • Charles XIV JohnJean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte was born on the 26th of January 1763 in Pau, the capital of Béarn. He entered the army as a private soldier on the 3rd of…
  • Charles-Pierre AugereauCharles-Pierre Augereau was born in the Faubourg Saint-Marceau district of Paris on the 21st of October 1757. His father worked as a fruit seller, though…
  • Józef PoniatowskiPrince Józef Antoni Poniatowski entered the world on the 7th of May 1763 inside Vienna's Palais Kinsky. His mother Countess Maria Theresia Kinsky von…
  • Michel NeyMichel Ney was born in the town of Sarrelouis on the 10th of January 1769. He grew up as the second son of Pierre Ney, a master cooper who had served in the…