The Marbot family originated from the ancient province of Quercy, near what is now the Corrèze department in south-western France. It is of noble origin, although its members do not precede their names with any title.

Jean-Antoine Marbot, also known to contemporaries as Antoine Marbot, was a French general and politician. He belongs to a family that has distinguished itself particularly in the career of arms, giving three generals to France in less than 50 years.