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Marshalate of the Empire — The Empire’s supreme military dignity, created in 1804
The dignity created by the sénatus-consulte of 1804: eighteen marshals in the first promotion, batons as symbols of imperial glory. (Editorial synthesis)
3 holders of the Marshalate of the Empire are recorded: François-Christophe Kellermann (from 1804 to 1820, his death), Louis-Nicolas Davout (from 1804 to 1823, his death), and Michel Ney (from 1804 to 1815, his execution).
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