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Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. ... Etymology "Marshal" is an ancient loanword from Norman French ...
Marshall is an occupational surname stemming from the Middle English mareshal. [1] This originally denoted a groom or farrier , but later came to be a title for various types of official. It derives, via French , from a Germanic compound meaning "horse servant" (cf. mare and shalk ).
Etymology: Marshal, Frankish: “a person who tended horses ... The Marshal family was a noble family of Anglo-Norman origins. Their name, Marshal, derives from the ...
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal, [1] French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England [2] who served five English kings: Henry II and his son and co-ruler Young Henry, Richard I, John, and finally Henry III.
Marshal is a surname, and may refer to: Alan Marshal (actor) (1909–1961), Australian in Hollywood; Alan Marshal (cricketer) (1883–1915), Australian cricketer; Aleksandr Marshal (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musician; Alexander Marshal (c. 1620–1682), English entomologist; Anselm Marshal (died 1245), Anglo-Norman nobleman
Provost marshal is a title given to a person in charge of a group of Military Police (MP). The title originated with an older term for MPs, provosts , from the Old French prévost (Modern French prévôt ).
In 1804, Napoleon promoted Bernadotte to a Marshal of France. Napoleon also granted him the title "Prince of Pontecorvo". As the Crown Prince of Sweden, he assumed the name Charles John (Swedish: Karl Johan) and acted as regent for the remainder of Charles XIII's reign. In 1813, he broke with Napoleon and led Sweden into the anti-Napoleon alliance.
Deputy Earls Marshal have been named at various times, discharging the responsibilities of the office during the minority or infirmity of the Earl Marshal. Prior to an Act of Parliament in 1824, Protestant deputies were required when the Earl Marshal was a Roman Catholic, which occurred frequently due to the Catholicism of the Norfolks.