Maréchal is the French equivalent of English

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

. Maréchale is the feminine form mainly used to denote the wife of a marshal in France. It can also refer to:

Military ranks

Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi Marshal General of France, originally "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" (french: maréchal général des camps et armées du roi), was a title given to signify that the recipient had authority over all of the French armies, in the da ...

, former French distinction: Marshal General of the King's camps and armies * Maréchal d'Empire, French military distinction *

Maréchal de France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1 ...

, French military distinction * Maréchal-des-logis, French military rank *

Maréchal de camp ''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général''). Se ...

, former French military rank

People with the surname

Ambrose Maréchal Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. (August 28, 1764 – January 29, 1828) was an American Sulpician and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland. He dedicated the Basilica of the N ...

(1764–1828), archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland *

André Maréchal Robert Gaston André Maréchal (10 December 1916 – 14 October 2007) was a French researcher and administrator in optics. André Maréchal was director general of the French Institut d'Optique. In 1986 Maréchal was elected to Honorary Mem ...

(b. 1916), French optician *

Charles-Laurent Maréchal Self-portrait on glass Window Charles-Laurent Maréchal (27 January 1801 – 17 January 1887) was a French painter. Biography Maréchal was born of poor parents at Metz in 1801.Maréchal ogeneanet.org/ref> He was brought up as a saddler, but h ...

(1801–1887), French painter *

Guillaume le Maréchal William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal ( Norman French: ', French: '), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings— Henry II, his sons the "Young King ...

(1146–1219), English soldier and statesman *

Joseph Maréchal Joseph Maréchal, SJ (; 1 July 1878 – 11 December 1944) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher, theologian and psychologist. He taught at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the University of Leuven and was the founder of the school o ...

(1878–1944), Belgian Jesuit *

Leopoldo Marechal Leopoldo Marechal (June 11, 1900 – June 26, 1970) was one of the most important Argentine writers of the twentieth century. Biographical notes Born in Buenos Aires into a family of French and Spanish descent, Marechal became a primary sch ...

(1900–1970), Argentine poet, novelist and critic *

Marion Maréchal Marion Jeanne Caroline Maréchal (; born Le Pen, 10 December 1989), known as Marion Maréchal-Le Pen from 2010 to 2018, is a French politician, part of the Le Pen family, granddaughter of National Front (renamed National Rally in 2018) founder ...

(b. 1989), French politician * Maurice Maréchal (1892–1964), French cellist *

Pierre Maréchal Jean-Pierre Maréchal (4 October 1915 – 27 June 1949) was an engineer and racing driver who died after his Aston Martin team car crashed in the first postwar running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. French-born, he settled in Englan ...

(1915–1949), British engineer and race driver * René-Ambroise Maréchal, French sculptor * Sylvain Maréchal (1750–1803), French essayist, poet, philosopher and political theorist

Other

* À la Maréchale, method of food preparation in classical French cuisine *

Maréchal, nous voilà ! "Maréchal, nous voilà !" ("Marshal, here we are!") is a 1941 French song dedicated to Marshal Philippe Pétain. The lyrics were composed by André Montagard; its music was attributed to André Montagard and Charles Courtioux but actually plagi ...

, French song * La Maréchale, founder of the Salvation Army in France and Switzerland {{disambiguation, surname French-language surnames