Marshal Of The Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)
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The Marshal of the Court ( sr, Маршал Двора, Maršal Dvora), was a senior official of the royal household of the
Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...
and Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Marshal of the Court was in charge of managing the protocol and the functions of the Court, such the reception of foreign representatives and the organisation of the monarchs's travels abroad. The position, wielding considerable influence, was usually honoured upon a high-ranking member of the military or upon a senior diplomat.


History

The office of Marshal of the Court was first established in 1904.
Boško Čolak-Antić Boško I. Čolak-Antić ( sr-Cyrl, Бошко Чолак-Антић; 21 August 1871 – 24 March 1949), also known as Boshko Tcholak-Antitch, was a Serbian diplomat, and Marshal of the Court of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, ...
was the first acting Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia appointed by King Peter I. The position was abolished during the German invasion of 1941, and not reinstated after the end of the war and the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The last Marshal of the Court was also Čolak-Antić after he replaced
Slavko Grujić Slavko J. Grujić ( sr-Cyrl, Славко Ј. Грујић; 15 February 1871 – 24 March 1937) was a Serbian diplomat, marshal of the court, and philanthropist. A skilled diplomat he was one of the main contributors of the response to the Au ...
. The building of the Marshal of the Court was called . Located in the middle of the
Palace A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
Garden, it had a characteristic semicircular base in the shape of a horseshoe; it was demolished in 1957.


List of Marshals of the Court since 1904


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