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The Military Household of the Emperor (French: ''Maison Militaire de l'Empereur'') was the immediate entourage of the
The Military Household of the Emperor (French: ''Maison Militaire de l'Empereur'') was the immediate entourage of the Emperor of the French
Emperor of the French (French: ''Empereur des Français'') was the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First and the Second French Empires.
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A title and office used by the House of Bonaparte starting when Napoleon was procla ...
during the First French Empire
The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental E ...
. At the end of December 1806, no less than 800 men were members of the Military Household (200 for the saddle crew, 200 for the light crew and 400 for the harness crew). Three main functions were its main components:
*Military and administrative functions:
** Grand Marshal of the Palace, held by Generals Géraud Duroc
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (born de Michel du Roc; 25 October 1772 – 23 May 1813), 1st Duke of Frioul (''Duc de Frioul''), was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted ...
, Armand de Caulaincourt
Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza (, 9 December 177319 February 1827), was a French military officer, diplomat and close advisor to Napoleon I.
Early life and family
Armand de Caulaincourt was born into a noble family in the ...
and Henri Gatien Bertrand
Henri-Gatien Bertrand (28 March 1773 – 31 January 1844) was a French general who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Under the Empire he was the third and last Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the M ...
;
** Grand Squire of France, exclusively held by General Caulaincourt;
**The Chief of Staff of the Army (''major général''), most notably held by Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier;
**the governor of the pages;
**The Squire of the Empress.
*Military Functions:
**Generals without assignment who are available for temporary assignments;
**the 7 '' aides-de-camp'' of the Emperor, who have their own ''aides-de-camp'';
**the 12 batmen of the Emperor, usually officers;
**the Emperor's Cabinet;
**the Private Secretariat;
**the espionage service;
**the archives service;
**one translator-secretary;
**the topographical bureau;
*Civil Functions:
**the Emperor's personal service:
***the 4 menservants of the Emperor;
***the administrator of the gardens;
***the mameluke
Mamluk ( ar, مملوك, mamlūk (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural), translated as "one who is owned", meaning "slave", also transliterated as ''Mameluke'', ''mamluq'', ''mamluke'', ''mameluk'', ''mameluke'', ''mamaluke'', or ''marmeluke'') i ...
of the Emperor ( Roustam Raza);
**Other services:
***the marshal of the palace;
***the prefect of the palace;
***the chamberlains;
***the squires;
***the surgeons;
***the doctor;
***the crown's payer;
***the low-ranking personnel (menservants, cooks, grooms etc.)
References
Alain Pigeard, „Dictionnaire de la Grande Armée”, Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoléonienne, 2004, {{ISBN, 2-84734-009-2, p. 381-382. First French Empire Royal households