Marshal General of France
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Marshal General of France
The title Marshal General of France or more exactly "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" (maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to signify that the recipient had authority over all the French armies in the days when a Marshal governed only one army usually. This dignity was bestowed only on marshals of France, usually when the dignity of Constable of France was unavailable, or after, 1626, suppressed. List of incumbentsThere were only six in the history of France: Five in the pre-revolutionary absolutist kingdom:
Only one under the House of Orleans' sole, constitutional king Louis-Philippe of France:
Sources
Source that Biron was Marshal General is Quid.fr; unfortunately source doesn't give years of promotion for them.
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