Marshal of the Empire
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Marshal of the Empire was a civil dignity during the First French Empire. It was established by Sénatus-consulte on 18 May 1804 and to a large extent reinstated the formerly abolished title of Marshal
Napoleon near Borodino, an 1897 painting by Vasily Vereshchagin. Several Marshals (recognisable by their white-feathered bicornes) are depicted in the painting.
Official uniform of a Marshal of the Empire. It was designed by painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey and designer Charles Percier.
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Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte Corvo, roi de Suède, Maréchal de France
Charles XIV John
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Charles XIV John was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John; before he became royalty i
Marshal of the Empire
…Emperor, with two of them – Louis-Alexandre Berthier and André Masséna – receiving more than one million francs each. Two Marshals – Joachim Murat and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte– went on to become kings, with the latter being the direct ancestor of the current Swedish royal family. Most of the Marshals held significant commands…
Bernadotte's birthplace in Pau, France
Bernadotte during the French Revolution
Bust of a young Bernadotte at the Bernadotte Museum in Pau, France