Armorial of the First French Empire

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Below is a list which presents and describes of the coat of arms of the Nobility of the First French Empire in France between 1804 and 1814, and 1815.

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Note: all information is from each respective coat of arms' pages regarding their description, correct positions, etc.

Emperor of the French

Birth (French) NameLocal NameNoble TitleSubsidiary titlesCoat of ArmsGrand ArmsPortraitTerm beginDate endDescription
Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon I Emperor of the French, King of Italy (see below), Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (12 July 1806 – 19 October 1813), and Mediator of the Swiss Confederation (19 February 1803 – 19 October 1813) Co-Prince of Andorra (from 1806), Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves (from 1809)
Arms of the French Empire.svg
Grandes Armes Imperiales (1804-1815)2.svg
Francois Gerard - Napoleon Ier en costume du Sacre.jpg 18 May 1804 11 April 1814 Azure, an Eagle Or, head facing to the sinister, clutching in its talons a Thunderbolt Or. [1] [2]
King of Italy
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Great Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814).2.svg
Napoleon I of France by Andrea Appiani Napoleon I of France by Andrea Appiani.jpg
Napoleon I of France by Andrea Appiani
17 March 1805 11 April 1814 An escutcheon, with a silver pale charged with the blue Milanic serpent (spitting out the first human for the Duchy of Milan). Both sides of the pale are divided horizontally. The upper right field shows the papal parasol with the keys of Saint Peter. The upper left shows the Venetian lion, but without bible and with a Phrygian cap (revolutionary symbol) on its head (for the Papal States). The lower right quarter shows the white eagle of the house of Este (for the Duchy of Modena) and the lower left shows the arms of Piemonte, but under to the right charged with a silver tower (for Rovigo and Feltre (for the Republic of Venice)). The shield is charged with an escutcheon showing the Iron Crown of Lombardy (with pinnacles (for the Ligurian Republic) in a red border with silver rings.
King of Elba
Grand Coat of Arms of Napoelon Bonaparte as King of Elbe.svg
13 April 1814 26 February 1815 [lower-alpha 1] Argent, on a bend Gules three bees Or.
Emperor of the French Co-Prince of Andorra
Arms of the French Empire.svg
Grandes Armes Imperiales (1804-1815)2.svg
Francois Gerard - Napoleon Ier en costume du Sacre.jpg 20 March 1815 22 June 1815 Azure, an Eagle Or, head facing to the sinister, clutching in its talons a Thunderbolt Or. [1] [2]
Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte Napoléon II
Arms of the French Empire.svg
Grandes Armes Imperiales (1804-1815)2.svg
Napoleon II Roi de Rome by Francois Gerard - 1812.jpg
22 June 1815 7 July 1815Azure, an Eagle Or, head facing to the sinister, clutching in its talons a Thunderbolt Or. [1] [2]

Empresses

Birth (French) NameLocal NameNoble TitleSubsidiary titlesCoat of ArmsGrand ArmsPortraitTerm beginDate endDescription
Joséphine
Marie-Josèphe-Rose de Tascher de La Pagerie (Joséphine de Beauharnais) Joséphine I Empress of the French Queen of Italy (26 May 1805 – 10 January 1810), Viscountess of Beauharnais
Arms of the French Empire.svg
Blason de Josephine de Beauharnais, Imperatrice des Francais.svg Baron Francois Gerard - Josephine in coronation costume - Google Art Project.jpg 18 May 1804 16 December 1806Azure, an Eagle Or, head facing to the sinister, clutching in its talons a Thunderbolt Or. [1] [2]
Queen of Italy Viscountess of Beauharnais
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Great Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814).2.svg
Josephine Reine d'Italie by Andrea Appiani Josephine Reine d'Italie by Andrea Appiani.png
Joséphine Reine d'Italie by Andrea Appiani
17 March 180516 December 1809An escutcheon, with a silver pale charged with the blue Milanic serpent (spitting out the first human for the Duchy of Milan). Both sides of the pale are divided horizontally. The upper right field shows the papal parasol with the keys of Saint Peter. The upper left shows the Venetian lion, but without bible and with a Phrygian cap (revolutionary symbol) on its head (for the Papal States). The lower right quarter shows the white eagle of the house of Este (for the Duchy of Modena) and the lower left shows the arms of Piemonte, but under to the right charged with a silver tower (for Rovigo and Feltre (for the Republic of Venice)). The shield is charged with an escutcheon showing the Iron Crown of Lombardy (with pinnacles (for the Ligurian Republic) in a red border with silver rings.
Duchess of Navarre [lower-alpha 2] Duchess of Navarre,

Viscountess of Beauharnais

Blason de la Duchesse de Navarre.svg
Coat of arms of Josephine de Beauharnais Coat of arms of Josephine de Beauharnais.svg
Coat of arms of Josephine de Beauharnais
Empress Josephine of the French Empress Josephine of the French.jpg
Empress Joséphine of the French
8 April 181029 May 1814Quarterly, first: Azure with an imperial eagle Or, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same, second and third: Argent a fess Sable surmounted by three martlets of the same (Armes des Beauharnais) and fourth : Or with three pals Vert.
Marie Louise
Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia Marie Louise IEmpress of the French
Arms of the French Empire.svg
Blason de Marie-Louise d'Autriche, Imperatrice des Francais Blason de Marie-Louise d'Autriche, Imperatrice des Francais.svg
Blason de Marie-Louise d'Autriche, Impératrice des Français
Empress Marie Louise of the French Empress Marie Louise of the French.jpg
Empress Marie Louise of the French
1 April 1810 6 April 1814 Attached from France and Austria, which started from two lines; 1st Or, a lion Gules armed, langued and crowned Azure; , second Gules a the fess Argent; third Or, a bend Gules, charged with three alerions Argent. With a mantle of gules, sown with golden bees, fringed with gold, lined with ermines, with an imperial crown surmounted by a globe surmounted by a crisscrossed cross.
Queen of Italy
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg
Arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Great Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814).2.svg
Empress Marie Louise of the French Empress Marie Louise of the French.jpg
Empress Marie Louise of the French
1 April 1810 6 April 1814 An escutcheon, with a silver pale charged with the blue Milanic serpent (spitting out the first human for the Duchy of Milan). Both sides of the pale are divided horizontally. The upper right field shows the papal parasol with the keys of Saint Peter. The upper left shows the Venetian lion, but without bible and with a Phrygian cap (revolutionary symbol) on its head (for the Papal States). The lower right quarter shows the white eagle of the house of Este (for the Duchy of Modena) and the lower left shows the arms of Piemonte, but under to the right charged with a silver tower (for Rovigo and Feltre (for the Republic of Venice)). The shield is charged with an escutcheon showing the Iron Crown of Lombardy (with pinnacles (for the Ligurian Republic) in a red border with silver rings.

House of Bonaparte

Birth (French) NameLocal NameNoble TitleRelationsCoat of ArmsGrand ArmsPortraitTerm beginDate endDescription
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte Joseph Bonaparte French Prince Son of Maria Bonaparte and Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait Joseph Bonaparte Portrait.jpg
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait
1st: 18 May 1804

2: 22 June 1815

1st: 11 April 1814

2: 7 July 1815

Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Imperial French Prince Son of Maria Bonaparte and Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait Joseph Bonaparte Portrait.jpg
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait
18 May 180420 March 1811Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Giuseppe I King of Naples (Kingdom of Naples)Son of Maria Bonaparte and Brother of Napoléon BonaparteBeginning of Reign
Coat of Arms of Joseph I Bonaparte as King of Naples Coat of Arms of Joseph I Bonaparte as King of Naples.svg
Coat of Arms of Joseph I Bonaparte as King of Naples
End of Reign
Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Naples Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Naples.svg
Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Naples
Beginning of Reign
Grandes armes de Joseph Bonaparte (Roi de Naples) au debut du regne Grandes armes de Joseph Bonaparte (Roi de Naples) au debut du regne.svg
Grandes armes de Joseph Bonaparte (Roi de Naples) au début du règne
End of Reign
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples.svg
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples
Joseph Bonaparte (by Wicar) Joseph Bonaparte (by Wicar).jpg
Joseph Bonaparte (by Wicar)
30 March 1806 8 June 1808 BEGINNING OF REIGN:

Cut: I, party: a, Azure, with two cornucopias Or passed in saltire (Terra di Lavoro); b, Azure, to a golden dolphin (alias a crowned fish tail) (Otranto); II, of gold, to a triquêtre issante of a head of Mercury of carnation (Island of Sicily); above all azure, with the golden eagle, the head turned, the flight lowered, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.

END OF REIGN:

Gironné of 15 pieces: I, in the shape of a quarter-quarter, of gold, with a triquêtre issuant of a head of Mercury of carnation (Island of Sicily); II, of gold to the horse contouné and frightened of sand (of Naples (old)); 3, Azure, 2 horns of plenty Or, set in saltire (Terra di Lavoro); IV, cut in A Azure with a comet Argent hairy Or, in B Argent with a flight Azure; V, Or, to the eagle Gules, crowned with the field, issuant of a fess tilted and lowered Azure (of Basilicata); VI, Argent, to the cross potencée Sable (of Lower Calabria); VII, quartered in saltire Or, with four pals Gules and Argent, with the cross potencée Sable (alias of Aragon and Lower Calabria) (of Upper Calabria); VIII, Or, four pals Gules, a dolphin Argent, plunging towards the end, debruising above all (d'Otranto); IX, quartered in saltire Azure and Argent, with the butt of gold, debruised above all (of Bari); IX, Azure, to a Saint-Michel Or, slaying a devil Sable, on a mountain with three cups of the second, issante of the point (of Capitanate); XI, Gules, to a star with eight spokes of gold, surrounded by a crown of foliage of the same (of Molise); XII, cut Gules, with the antique crown of gold, and of silver. (from Upper-Crown); XIII, Or, to the head Sable, surmounted by a yoke Gules (of Lower Abruzzo); XIV, Azure, to the eagle Argent, surmounting a mountain Or, issante of the point (of the Upper Abruzzo); XV, Gules accompanied by two cross bored the whole Argent; above all azure, with the golden eagle, the head turned, the flight lowered, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon) in his pavilion of gules.

José I King of Spain and the Indies (Kingdom of Spain)Son of Maria Bonaparte and Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Blason Joseph Ier Bonaparte Roi d'Espagne2 Blason Joseph Ier Bonaparte Roi d'Espagne2.svg
Blason Joseph Ier Bonaparte Roi d'Espagne2
Grand Coat of Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain Grand Coat of Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain
Joseph-Bonaparte Joseph-Bonaparte.jpg
Joseph-Bonaparte
8 June 1808 11 December 1813 Two contiguous shields: part of one and cut of two: in 1, Gules with the open castle of gold and openwork Azure (Crown of Castile), in 2, Argent with the lion Gules armed, langued and crowned with gold (Kingdom of León), in 3 Or with four pals Gules (Principality of Catalonia), in 4 Gules with gold chains set in orle, cross and saltire, charged in the heart of a natural emerald (Kingdom of Navarre), in 5 Argent with a pomegranate Gules, stalked and foliated Vert and (Kingdom of Granada) 6 Azure, and Gules in the old and new world Or between the columns of Hercules Argent; on the whole of Azure, with the golden eagle, the rounded head, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (House of Bonaparte).
Marie Julie Clary Giulia I Queen of Naples (Kingdom of Naples)Wife of Joseph Bonaparte
Blason Julie Clary2 Blason Julie Clary2.svg
Blason Julie Clary2
Grand Coat of Arms of Julie Clary Queen Consort of Naples Grand Coat of Arms of Julie Clary Queen Consort of Naples.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of Julie Clary Queen Consort of Naples
Julie Clary Julie Clary.jpg
Julie Clary
30 March 1806 8 June 1808 Attached to the King of Naples and Clary: Coupé: I, party: a, Azure, with two cornucopias Or passed in saltire (Plowing); b, Azure, to a dolphin circled Argent (alias a crowned fish tail) (Otranto); II, of gold, to a triquêtre issante of a head of Mercury of carnation (Island of Sicily); above all azure, with the golden eagle, the head circled, the flight lowered, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (from Napoleon to the golden eagle, the head circled, the flight lowered, encroaching a thunderbolt) of the same and that of Clary, Or with an eagle displayed Sable, membered, beaked and tied Gules, a chief Azure charged with a sun Or.
Julia I Queen of Spain (Kingdom of Spain)Wife of Joseph Bonaparte
Blason Julie Clary Blason Julie Clary.svg
Blason Julie Clary
Coat of Arms of Julie Clary as Queen Consort of Spain Coat of Arms of Julie Clary as Queen Consort of Spain.svg
Coat of Arms of Julie Clary as Queen Consort of Spain
Julie Clary - enfants Julie Clary - enfants.jpg
Julie Clary - enfants
8 June 1808 11 Dece mber 1813 Two contiguous shields: part of one and cut of two: in 1, Gules with the open castle of gold and openwork Azure (Crown of Castile), in 2, Argent with the lion Gules armed, langued and crowned with gold (Kingdom of León), in 3 Or with four pals Gules (Principality of Catalonia), in 4 Gules with gold chains set in orle, cross and saltire, charged in the heart of a natural emerald (Kingdom of Navarre), in 5 Argent with a pomegranate Gules, stalked and foliated Vert and (Kingdom of Granada) 6 Azure, and Gules in the old and new world Or between the columns of Hercules Argent; on the whole of Azure, with the golden eagle, the rounded head, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (House of Bonaparte) and that of Clary, Or with the eagle displayed Sable, membered, beaked and bound Gules, a chief Azure charged with a sun Or.
Lucien Bonaparte
Lucien Bonaparte Prince of Canino Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Blason Lucien Bonaparte Blason Lucien Bonaparte.svg
Blason Lucien Bonaparte
Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte, Roman Prince of Canino Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte, Roman Prince of Canino.svg
Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte, Roman Prince of Canino
Fabre - Lucien Bonaparte Fabre - Lucien Bonaparte.jpg
Fabre - Lucien Bonaparte
18 August 181429 June 1840Elliptical shield, Gules with two bars of gold accompanied by two stars of the same, one in chief, the other in point crown of Roman Prince in the antique style, mantle Gules lined with ermine, Legion of honor.
French Prince
Stemma luciano bonaparte Stemma luciano bonaparte.svg
Stemma luciano bonaparte
Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte during the Hundred Days2 Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte during the Hundred Days2.svg
Coat of Arms of Lucien Bonaparte during the Hundred Days2
Robert Lefevre - Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino (1755-1840) Robert Lefevre - Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino (1755-1840).jpg
Robert Lefèvre - Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino (1755-1840)
2 June 1815 1815 On June 2, 1815, peer of France, making Lucien ipso facto a count of the Empire and French prince. (Nevertheless, he remains excluded from the imperial succession because of marriage not authorized by the emperor).
Louis Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte Louis Napoléon Bonaparte French Prince Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Louis Napoleon peint par Francois Gerard Louis Napoleon peint par Francois Gerard.jpg
Louis Napoléon peint par François Gérard
18 May 1804 1 July 1810Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Lodewijk I King of Holland (Kingdom of Holland)
Blason du Royaume de Hollande Blason du Royaume de Hollande.svg
Blason du Royaume de Hollande
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808) Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808).svg
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808)
Louis Bonaparte by Vogel von Vogelstein Louis Bonaparte by Vogel von Vogelstein.jpg
Louis Bonaparte by Vogel von Vogelstein
5 June 18061 July 1810

Quarterly: I and IV, Gules, to the lion Or crowned with the same, holding in its dexter paw a bundle of seven arrows Argent, pointed and fletched Or, and in its sinister paw, a sword Argent, garnished with gold (Prince of Orange); II and III, Azure, with the golden eagle, the head rounded, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon).

Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte French Prince
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Cottrau - Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831) Cottrau - Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831).jpg
Cottrau - Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831)
11 October 1804 1815 Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Louis I Grand Duke of Clèves and Berg (Grand Duchy of Berg)Son of Louis Bonaparte
Coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte Louis Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg Coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte Louis Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg.svg
Coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte Louis Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg
3 March 18091 December 1813Berg (Duchy of Berg) impaled with Clèves (Duchy of Cleves), overall an inescutcheon of Napoleon.
Napoléon-Louis BonapartePrince Royal of Holland
Imperial Crown of Napoleon Bonaparte.png Blason du Royaume de Hollande.svg
Cottrau - Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831) Cottrau - Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831).jpg
Cottrau - Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte (1804-1831)
5 May 18071 July 1810

Quarterly: I and IV, Gules, to the lion Or crowned with the same, holding in its dexter paw a bundle of seven arrows Argent, pointed and fletched Or, and in its sinister paw, a sword Argent, garnished with gold (Prince of Orange); II and III, Azure, with the golden eagle, the head rounded, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon).

Lodewijk II King of Holland (Kingdom of Holland)
Blason du Royaume de Hollande Blason du Royaume de Hollande.svg
Blason du Royaume de Hollande
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808) Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808).svg
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Holland (1808)
1 July 181013 July 1810

Quarterly: I and IV, Gules, to the lion Or crowned with the same, holding in its dexter paw a bundle of seven arrows Argent, pointed and fletched Or, and in its sinister paw, a sword Argent, garnished with gold (Prince of Orange); II and III, Azure, with the golden eagle, the head rounded, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon).

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte French Prince Son of Louis Bonaparte
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Hortense with her children Hortense with her children.jpg
Hortense with her children
20 April 1808 1815 Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Prince Royal of Holland Imperial Crown of Napoleon Bonaparte.png

Blason du Royaume de Hollande.svg

20 April 180813 July 1810

Quarterly: I and IV, Gules, to the lion Or crowned with the same, holding in its dexter paw a bundle of seven arrows Argent, pointed and fletched Or, and in its sinister paw, a sword Argent, garnished with gold (Prince of Orange); II and III, Azure, with the golden eagle, the head rounded, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon).

Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte French Prince Brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Rumelin 40 Jerome Napoleon Rumelin 40 Jerome Napoleon.jpg
Rümelin 40 Jérôme Napoléon
18 May 1804 1815 Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Jerome Napoleon I King of Westphalia (Kingdom of Westphalia)
Blason Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860)2 Blason Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860)2.svg
Blason Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860)2
Grandes Armes Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860) 2 Grandes Armes Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860) 2.svg
Grandes Armes Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860) 2
King Jerome Bonaparte King Jerome Bonaparte.jpg
King Jerome Bonaparte
9 July 1807 26 October 1813 First quarter shows the silver horse of Westphalia (Electorate of Hanover); the second the lion of Hesse over the counties of Dietz, Nidda, Ziegenhain and Katzenelnbogen (Electorate of Hesse); the third was newly designed for non-specified territories around Magdeburg (Duchy of Magdeburg); and the fourth combined Brunswick, Diepholz, Lüneburg and Lauterburg (Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel). Around the shield are the Order of the Crown of Westphalia and the French Grand Aigle of the Légion d'honneur. Above is Napoleon's star.
Katharina Friederike von WürttembergKatharina I Queen Consort of Westphalia (Kingdom of Westphalia/Kingdom of Württemberg)Wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
Coat of Arms of Catherine of Wurttemberg following her marriage to Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte. Before her marriage, the left part (that of the King of Westphalia) wasn't part of her coat of arms. Blason Catherine de Wurtemberg.svg
Coat of Arms of Catherine of Württemberg following her marriage to Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte. Before her marriage, the left part (that of the King of Westphalia) wasn't part of her coat of arms.
Grandes Armes Catherine de Wurtemberg2 Grandes Armes Catherine de Wurtemberg2.svg
Grandes Armes Catherine de Wurtemberg2
Catharina of Wurttemberg - Queen of Westphalia Catharina of Wurttemberg - Queen of Westphalia.jpg
Catharina of Württemberg - Queen of Westphalia
22 August 1807 26 October 1813 First quarter shows the silver horse of Westphalia (Electorate of Hanover); the second the lion of Hesse over the counties of Dietz, Nidda, Ziegenhain and Katzenelnbogen (Electorate of Hesse); the third was newly designed for non-specified territories around Magdeburg (Duchy of Magdeburg); and the fourth combined Brunswick, Diepholz, Lüneburg and Lauterburg (Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel). Around the shield are the Order of the Crown of Westphalia and the French Grand Aigle of the Légion d'honneur. Above is Napoleon's star.

For Kingdom of Württemberg coat of arms: First part of gold, with three half antlers of sable deer, which is for the Duchy of Württemberg, and Second Part of gold with three lions passing sable, for the Duchy of Swabia.

Grand Dignitaries

Initially under the Constitution of the Year XII (1804), six Dignitaries of the Empire (Grandes Dignités de l'Empire) were created:

The following grand dignitaries were later added:

Birth (French) NameNoble TitleCoat of ArmsGrand ArmsPortraitTerm beginDate endDescription
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès Archchancellor of the Empire
Armoiries Cambaceres Blason Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres (1753-1824).svg
Armoiries Cambacérès
Blason de la famille de Cambaceres Coat of Arms of Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres, Duke of Parma.svg
Blason de la famille de Cambacérès
Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres (par Henri-Frederic Schopin) Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres (par Henri-Frederic Schopin).jpg
Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres (par Henri-Frederic Schopin)
1st: 18 May 1804

2nd: 20 March 1815

1st: 14 April 1814

2nd: 22 June 1815

Or, a dextrochère of carnation, adorned Gules, turned up Ermine, holding the tables of the law Sable, the whole accompanied by three lozenges Sable; , a chief Azure sown with bees Or, which is that of the Princes Grand Dignitaries.
Eugène de Beauharnais Archchancellor of State of the Empire
Blason Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824).svg
Coat of Arms of a Prince Grand Dignitaire (First French Empire).svg
Blason Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824).svg
Gerard - Eugene de Beauharnais 1 Gerard - Eugene de Beauharnais, vice-roi d'Italie.jpg
Gérard - Eugène de Beauharnais 1
18 May 1804 1 February 1805Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same, the thunderbolt charged with an oval silver medallion overloaded with an E of sand.
Charles-François Lebrun Arch-Treasurer of the Empire
Blason Charles-Francois Lebrun (Duc de Plaisance) (Restauration) Blason Charles-Francois Lebrun (Duc de Plaisance) (Restauration).svg
Blason Charles-François Lebrun (Duc de Plaisance) (Restauration)
Blason Charles-Francois Lebrun (1739-1824) (Empire) Coat of Arms of Charles-Francois Lebrun, Duke of Piacenza.svg
Blason Charles-François Lebrun (1739-1824) (Empire)
Charles Francois Lebrun prince architresorier de l'Empire Charles Francois Lebrun prince architresorier de l'Empire.jpg
Charles François Lebrun prince architrésorier de l'Empire
18 May 1804 11 April 1814 Sable, to a wolf stopped Or, supported of the same, surmounted by two billets Argent; , a chief cousu Azure sown with stars Or.
Joseph Bonaparte Grand Elector of the Empire
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait Joseph Bonaparte Portrait.jpg
Joseph Bonaparte Portrait
18 May 1804 30 March 1806 Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Louis Napoléon Bonaparte Constable of the Empire
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars. French Prince Coat of arms.svg
Smaller coat of arms of a French Prince during the Napoleonic Wars.
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince.svg
Grand Coat of Arms of a French Prince
Louis Napoleon peint par Francois Gerard Louis Napoleon peint par Francois Gerard.jpg
Louis Napoléon peint par François Gérard
18 May 1804 5 June 1806Azure with a golden eagle encroaching a thunderbolt of the same.
Joachim Murat Grand Admiral of the Empire
Blason de Joachim Murat (1805) Blason de Joachim Murat (1805).svg
Blason de Joachim Murat (1805)
Murat (Gerard) Murat (Gerard).jpg
Murat (Gerard)
18 May 1804 8 June 1808 Shield on which is placed a double anchor, surrounded by the collar of the Legion of Honor placed on two Marshal's staff (azure sown with golden eagle), feathered helm, imperial mantle, marquis crown.
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Vice Grand Elector of the Empire
Blason Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838) (Empire)2 Blason Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838) (Empire)2.svg
Blason Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838) (Empire)2
Prud'hon - Portrait de Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838), en habit de grand chambellan - P1065 - Musee Carnvalet - 01 Prud'hon - Portrait de Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838), en habit de grand chambellan - P1065 - Musee Carnvalet - 01.jpg
Prud'hon - Portrait de Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), en habit de grand chambellan - P1065 - Musée Carnvalet - 01
14 August 1807 11 April 1814 Party: to the I Gules with three lion cubs Or armed, languid and crowned Azure (Talleyrand-Périgord); in the II of gold with the boar wild boar passing sand loaded on the back of a silver cover (Benevento); to the head of the Sovereign Princes of the Empire debruising the score. Re que Diou: RE QUE DIOU.
Louis-Alexandre Berthier Vice Constable of the Empire
Coat of Arms of Louis-Alexandre Berthier Coat of Arms of Louis-Alexandre Berthier.svg
Coat of Arms of Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Louis-Alexandre Berthier Louis-Alexandre Berthier.png
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
1807 11 April 1814 Party: to the I, Or, to the dextrochère Argent, armed with Azure heightened Or, holding a sword Sable and charged with a shield Sable to a W surrounded by Commilitoni Victor Caesar, the whole of or, to the head of the Princes Grand Dignitaries of the Empire (Wagram); 2nd, Or, pale Gules, charged with three chevrons Argent (Neufchâtel), a chief of Princes Souverains.
Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese Governor General of the Alps Departments
Blason Camille Borghese2 Coat of Arms of Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona.svg
Blason Camille Borghèse2
Camille Borghese Camille Borghese.jpg
Camille Borghèse
24 February 1808 11 April 1814 Party: to the I, Azure, to a winged dragon Or (Borghesi), a chief of the same, charged with an eagle Sable, beaked, membered and crowned Or (Holy Empire); to II, Gules with a parasol with gules and gold braid, topped with a gold cruciferous globe, the spear-shaped stem loaded with two long-salted keys with the bits facing outwards and towards the top, one of gold and the other of silver, bound in gules (gonfalonnier of the Church); to the head of sovereign prince debruising.
Élisa Bonaparte Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Blason Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820) Arms of Elisa Bonaparte as grande-duchesse de Toscane.svg
Blason Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820)
Blason Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820) orn Coat of Arms of Elisa Bonaparte as grande-duchesse de Toscane.svg
Blason Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820) orn
Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere - Elisa Bonaparte Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere - Elisa Bonaparte.jpg
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière - Elisa Bonaparte
3 March 18091 February 1814Quarterly: I, Or with six spheres set in orle, five Gules, that in chief Azure charged with three fleur-de-lys Or (from Medici, for Tuscany); II, cut Argent and Gules (from Lucca); III, cut Gules and Or, the chief of the first charged with a two-headed eagle Sable, a crestier Sable with leaves of silver (alias of a branch of thorns Vert in pale) debruising, charged in abyss of 'an escutcheon Gules a bend checkered Argent and Azure, a chief Argent a cross Gules (of Cybo-Malaspina, for Massa and Carrara); IV, Gules with two bands Or accompanied of two mullets of the same; on the whole Azure, with the golden eagle, the circumvented head, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (from Napoleon).

Marshals of the Empire

Birth (French) NameNoble Title(s)Noble Title Years [lower-alpha 3] Coat of ArmsGrand ArmsCoat of Arms DescriptionPortraitRaised to Marshal DateNotes
Louis-Alexandre Berthier I: Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin

II: Prince of Wagram

I: 25 February 1806 – 3 June 1814

II: 9 July 1809

Coat of Arms (cropped) of Louis Alexandre Berthier Louis Alexandre Berthier Coat of Arms.svg
Coat of Arms (cropped) of Louis Alexandre Berthier
As Prince of Wagram:
Coat of Arms of Louis-Alexandre Berthier.svg
Party: to the I, Or, to the dextrochère Argent, armed with Azure heightened Or, holding a sword Sable and charged with a shield Sable to a W surrounded by Commilitoni Victor Caesar, the whole of or, to the head of the fr: Princes Grand Dignitaries of the Empire (Wagram); 2nd, Or, pale Gules, charged with three chevrons Argent (Neuchâtel), a chief of Princes Souverains.
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince de Neufchatel et de Wagram, marechal de France (1753-1815) Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince de Neufchatel et de Wagram, marechal de France (1753-1815).jpg
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince de Neufchâtel et de Wagram, maréchal de France (1753-1815)
19 May 1804 1st in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Joachim Murat I: Grand Duke of Berg and Clèves

II: Lieutenant General of the Realm of the Kingdom of Spain

III: King of Naples

I: 15 March 1806 – 1 August 1808

II: 4 May – 20 July 1808

III: 1 August 1808 – 19 May 1815

Coat of Arms as the Grand Duke of Berg & Clèves
Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Cleves et de Berg Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Cleves et de Berg.svg
Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Clèves et de Berg
Coat of Arms as King of Naples:
Arms of Joaquim Murat as king of Naples Arms of Joaquim Murat as king of Naples.svg
Arms of Joaquim Murat as king of Naples
Coat of Arms as a Marshal and Admiral of the Empire (till 1806):
Blason de Joachim Murat (1805) Blason de Joachim Murat (1805).svg
Blason de Joachim Murat (1805)
Coat of Arms as the Grand Duke of Berg & Clèves
Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Cleves et de Berg (Orn ext) Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Cleves et de Berg (Orn ext).svg
Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Clèves et de Berg (Orn ext)
Coat of Arms as King of Naples:
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples (1808) Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples (1808).svg
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Naples (1808)
As Marshal & Admiral of the Empire:

Shield on which is placed a double anchor, surrounded by the collar of the Legion of Honor placed on two Marshal's staff (azure sown with golden eagle), feathered helm, imperial mantle, marquis crown.

As Grand Duke of Berg & Clèves:

Party: in I of silver with a lion Gules, the forked tail passed in saltire (Duchy of Berg); in II Gules, to the escutcheon Argent, to the spokes of carbuncle Or, brochantes on the whole (Duchy of Cleves); on the whole azure with the golden eagle, the circumvented head, with the lowered flight, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (from Napoleon), on the insignia of Grand-Admiral of the Empire.

As King of Naples:

Gironné of 15 pieces: I, in the shape of a quarter-quarter, of gold, with a triquêtre issuant of a head of Mercury of carnation (Island of Sicily); II, of gold to the horse contouné and frightened of sand (of Naples (old)); 3, Azure, 2 horns of plenty Or, set in saltire (Terra di Lavoro); IV, cut in A Azure with a comet Argent hairy Or, in B Argent with a flight Azure; V, Or, to the eagle Gules, crowned with the field, issuant of a fess tilted and lowered Azure (of Basilicata); VI, Argent, to the cross potencée Sable (of Lower Calabria); VII, quartered in saltire Or, with four pals Gules and Argent, with the cross potencée Sable (alias of Aragon and Lower Calabria) (of Upper Calabria); VIII, Or, four pals Gules, a dolphin Argent, plunging towards the end, debruising above all (d'Otranto); IX, quartered in saltire Azure and Argent, with the butt of gold, debruised above all (of Bari); IX, Azure, to a Saint-Michel Or, slaying a devil Sable, on a mountain with three cups of the second, issante of the point (of Capitanate); XI, Gules, to a star with eight spokes of gold, surrounded by a crown of foliage of the same (of Molise); XII, cut Gules, with the antique crown of gold, and of silver. (from Upper-Crown); XIII, Or, to the head Sable, surmounted by a yoke Gules (of Lower Abruzzo); XIV, Azure, to the eagle Argent, surmounting a mountain Or, issante of the point (of the Upper Abruzzo); XV, Gules accompanied by two cross bored the whole Argent; above all azure, with the golden eagle, the head turned, the flight lowered, encroaching a thunderbolt of the same (of Napoleon) in his pavilion of gules.

Murat (Gerard) Murat (Gerard).jpg
Murat (Gerard)
19 May 1804 2nd in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey Duke of Conegliano July 1808
Blason Adrien Jannot de Moncey (1754-1842) Blason Adrien Jannot de Moncey (1754-1842) duc de Conegliano.svg
Blason Adrien Jannot de Moncey (1754-1842)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Adrien Jannot de Moncey (1754-1842) duc de Conegliano.svg
Azure, a hand Or, winged and maintaining a sword in pale argent.
Marechal Moncey Marechal Moncey.jpg
Marechal Moncey
19 May 1804 3rd in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Comte de Jourdan
Blason Jean Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) (Restauration) Blason Jean Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) (Restauration).svg
Blason Jean Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) (Restauration)
Coat of Arms of Jean-Baptiste, 1st Comte de Jourdan Heraldic achievement of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Comte de Jourdan.jpg
Coat of Arms of Jean-Baptiste, 1st Comte de Jourdan
Azure, with the letters JBJ entwined Or; with a silver border, besantée Sable.
Le marechal Jourdan Le marechal Jourdan.jpg
Le maréchal Jourdan
19 May 1804 4th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
André Masséna I: Prince of Essling

II: Duke of Rivoli

I: 31 January 1810

II: 24 August 1808

Blason Andre Massena (1758-1817) Blason Andre Massena (1758-1817).svg
Blason André Masséna (1758-1817)
As Prince of Essling:
Coat of Arms of a Prince Souverain.svg
Blason Andre Massena (1758-1817) prince d'Essling.png
Under the head of the Princes of the Empire: of gold, to a Winged Victory of canarnation, dressed in silver, holding in his dexter hand a palm and in the sinister an olive wreath, the whole of vert, accompanied in tip of a dog lying on the sand.
Andre Massena (Fontaine et Gros) Andre Massena (Fontaine et Gros).jpg
André Masséna (Fontaine et Gros)
19 May 1804 5th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Charles Pierre François Augereau Duke of Castiglione 19 March 1808
Blason Charles Pierre Francois Augereau (1757-1816) duc de Castiglione.svg Blason Charles Pierre Francois Augereau (1757-1816) duc de Castiglione.svg
Blason Charles Pierre François Augereau (1757-1816) duc de Castiglione.svg
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Charles Pierre Francois Augereau (1757-1816) duc de Castiglione.svg
Azure with a lion Or, quarter of the Barons drawn from the army debruising to the ninth of the shield, and for liveries: blue, red, yellow.
Robert Lefevre 20 Robert Lefevre 20.jpg
Robert Lefevre 20
19 May 1804 6th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Jean Bernadotte I: Prince of Pontecorvo

II: Crown Prince of Sweden

I: 5 June 1806 – 21 August 1810

II: 21 August 1810 – 5 February 1818 (became King of Sweden & Norway)

As Crown Prince of Sweden:
Prins Karl (XIV) Johan Prins Karl (XIV) Johan.svg
Prins Karl (XIV) Johan
As Prince of Pontecorvo:
Coat of arms of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte Coat of arms of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte.svg
Coat of arms of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
As Crown Prince of Sweden:
Karl XIV Johan Prince de Suede Karl XIV Johan Prince de Suede.svg
Karl XIV Johan Prince de Suède
As Prince of Pontecorvo:

Azure, a bridge with three arches Argent, on a river of the same, shaded Azure, and supporting two towers of the second; to the head of the Sovereign Princes of Empire debruising.

Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte-Corvo, roi de Suede, Marechal de France (1763-1844) Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte-Corvo, roi de Suede, Marechal de France (1763-1844).jpg
Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Prince de Ponte-Corvo, roi de Suède, Maréchal de France (1763-1844)
19 May 1804 7th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.

Accepted position of "Crown Prince of Sweden" on 21 August 1810 and dropped all French titles including marshalcy.

Jean-de-Dieu Soult Duke of Dalmatia 28 June 1808
Blason Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) Blason Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) duc de Dalmatie.svg
Blason Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) duc de Dalmatie.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: gold, with the escutcheon Gules, charged with three heads of leopards of the first.
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, marechal duc de Dalmatie (1769-1851) Jean-de-Dieu Soult, marechal duc de Dalmatie (1769-1851).jpg
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, maréchal duc de Dalmatie (1769-1851)
19 May 1804 8th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune Comte de Brune 2 June 1815
Guillaume Marie-Anne, comte de Brune, marechal de France (1763-1815) Guillaume Marie-Anne, comte de Brune, marechal de France (1763-1815).jpg
Guillaume Marie-Anne, comte de Brune, maréchal de France (1763-1815)
19 May 1804 9th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Jean Lannes Duke of Montebello 1 June 1808
Blason Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Blason Jean Lannes (1769-1809) duc de Montebello.svg
Blason Jean Lannes (1769-1809)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Jean Lannes (1769-1809) duc de Montebello.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: Green, with the high sword Or.
Julie Volpeliere (d'apres Gerard) - Le marechal Lannes (1769-1809), 1834 Julie Volpeliere (d'apres Gerard) - Le marechal Lannes (1769-1809), 1834.jpg
Julie Volpelière (d'après Gérard) - Le maréchal Lannes (1769-1809), 1834
19 May 1804 10th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph Mortier Duke of Trévise 2 July 1808
Blason Adolphe Edouard Casimir Joseph Mortier (1768-1835) Blason Adolphe Edouard Casimir Joseph Mortier (1768-1835).svg
Blason Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph Mortier (1768-1835)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Adolphe Edouard Casimir Joseph Mortier (1768-1835).svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: quartered, I and IV, gold, with the head of a sand horse, that of the I bypassed; II, Azure, to the right hand armed Or, holding a high sword Argent; III, Azure, to the senestrochere armed Or, holding a high sword Argent.
Dubufe - Marshal Mortier Dubufe - Marshal Mortier.jpg
Dubufe - Marshal Mortier
19 May 1804 11th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Michel Ney I: Prince of the Moscow

II: Duke of Elchingen

I: 25 March 1813

II: 6 June 1808

Blason Michel Ney (1769-1815) Blason Michel Ney (1769-1815) duc d'Elchingen.svg
Blason Michel Ney (1769-1815)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Michel Ney (1769-1815) duc d'Elchingen.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: Or, with a border Azure, an escutcheon Azure, charged with an orle Or, accosted with two back-to-back hands, dressed in sable, holding silver badelaires.
Marechal Ney Marechal Ney.jpg
Marechal Ney
19 May 1804 12th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Louis-Nicolas Davout I: Prince of Eckmühl

II: Duke of Auerstedt

I: 15 August 1809

II: 2 July 1808

Blason Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823) Blason Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823) duc d'Auerstaedt.svg
Blason Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823) duc d'Auerstaedt.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: Or, 2 lions leopard gules, each holding a Polish lance Sable, one in the first canton, the other, bypassed, in the fourth canton.
Louis nicolas davout Louis nicolas davout.jpg
Louis nicolas davout
19 May 1804 13th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières Duke of Istria 28 March 1809
Blason Jean Baptiste Bessieres (1768-1813) Blason Jean Baptiste Bessieres (1768-1813) duc d'Istrie.svg
Blason Jean Baptiste Bessières (1768-1813)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Jean Baptiste Bessieres (1768-1813) duc d'Istrie.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: quarterly, to the I, Azure, to the lion Or; to II, Argent, to the hawk spinning Sable; 3rd, Or, a tower Azure, open Sable; 4th, Gules, to the fox passing Or.
Reisener - Portrait du marechal Jean-Baptiste Bessieres, duc d'Istries (1768-1813) Reisener - Portrait du marechal Jean-Baptiste Bessieres, duc d'Istries (1768-1813).jpg
Reisener - Portrait du maréchal Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istries (1768-1813)
19 May 1804 14th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals.
François-Étienne-Christophe de Kellermann Duke of Valmy May 1808
Blason Francois Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820) Blason Francois Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820).svg
Blason François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Francois Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820).svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: cut Gules with an inverted crescent Argent; and Argent, 3 mountains Vert, each surmounted of a star Gules.
Marechal-Kellermann Marechal-Kellermann.jpg
Marechal-Kellermann
19 May 1804 15th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals. Promoted as an "Honorary Marshal".
François Joseph Lefebvre Duke of Danzig 10 September 1808
Blason Francois Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820) Blason Francois Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820).svg
Blason François Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Francois Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820).svg
Party: 1st, Azure, to a right hand, cuirassed Argent, holding a sword of the same, garnished Or; 2nd, Or, a fess Vert, charged with two passers-by, each leading a woman, all Argent, the fess accompanied in chief by a flight Sable, and in base of a cross pattée reamed of the same; to the chief of the dukes of the Empire debruising.
Francois-Joseph Lefebvre Francois-Joseph Lefebvre.png
François-Joseph Lefebvre
19 May 1804 16th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals. Promoted as an "Honorary Marshal".
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon Comte de Pérignon 1808
Blason Catherine-Dominique de Perignon (1754-1818) Blason Catherine-Dominique de Perignon (1754-1818).svg
Blason Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754-1818)
Orn ext Marechal-comte de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Catherine-Dominique de Perignon (1754-1818).svg
Azure, to a passing ram Argent, accorné Or, the head summoned of a patriarchal cross of the same; in the canton of the Counts Senators debruising.
Dominique-Catherine Perignon Dominique-Catherine Perignon.jpg
Dominique-Catherine Pérignon
19 May 1804 17th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals. Promoted as an "Honorary Marshal".
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier Comte de Sérurier 8 May 1808
Blason Jean Mathieu Philibert Serurier (1742-1819) Blason Jean Mathieu Philibert Serurier (1742-1819).svg
Blason Jean Mathieu Philibert Sérurier (1742-1819)
Orn ext Marechal-comte de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Jean Mathieu Philibert Serurier (1742-1819).svg
Gules, to the seated greyhound Argent; in the canton of the Counts Senators debruising.
Jean mathieu philibert serurier Jean mathieu philibert serurier.jpg
Jean mathieu philibert serurier
19 May 1804 18th in seniority for the 1804 First promotion of Marshals. Promoted as an "Honorary Marshal".
Claude Victor-Perrin Duke of Belluno 10 September 1808
Blason Claude-Victor Perrin (1764-1841) Blason Claude-Victor Perrin (1764-1841) duc de Bellune.svg
Blason Claude-Victor Perrin (1764-1841)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Claude-Victor Perrin (1764-1841) duc de Bellune.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire: party, to the I of azure to the dextrochère argent garnished with moving gold of the partition: in II Or with a lion sable, a fess gules debruised.
Claude-Victor Perrin Claude-Victor Perrin.jpg
Claude-Victor Perrin
12 July 1807Made a Marshal of the Empire in 1807 following his exemplary conduct at the Battle of Friedland.
Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald Duke of Taranto 9 December 1809
Blason Etienne Jacques Joseph Macdonald (1765-1840) Duc de Tarente Blason Etienne Jacques Joseph Macdonald (1765-1840) duc de Tarente.svg
Blason Étienne Jacques Joseph Macdonald (1765-1840) Duc de Tarente
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Etienne Jacques Joseph Macdonald (1765-1840) duc de Tarente.svg
Quarterly: 1st, Argent, to the lion Gules; 2nd, Or, a dextrochère, armed Gules, holding a cross crisscross at the stuck foot of the same; 3rd, Or, to a galley Sable, flagged and weather-vane Gules; 4th, Green; to the silver salmon; all below the head of the Duke of the Empire debruised.
MacDonald par Antoine Jean Gros MacDonald par Antoine Jean Gros.jpg
MacDonald par Antoine Jean Gros
12 July 1809 Made a Marshal of the Empire in 1809 following his conduct at the Battle of Wagram, and only Marshal ever appointed on a battlefield. Napoléon decreed he was the choice "for France".
Nicolas Charles Oudinot I: Duke of Reggio

II: Comte de Oudinot

I: 14 April 1810

II: 19 March / 2 July 1808

Blason Nicolas Charles Marie Oudinot (1767-1847) Duc de Reggio Blason Nicolas Charles Marie Oudinot (1767-1847) duc de Reggio.svg
Blason Nicolas Charles Marie Oudinot (1767-1847) Duc de Reggio
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Nicolas Charles Marie Oudinot (1767-1847) duc de Reggio.svg
Party: I, Gules, 3 helmets Argent; II, Argent, to the lion Gules, holding a grenade Sable inflamed Gules; all below the head of the Duke of the Empire debruised.
Nicolas Charles Oudinot by Robert Lefevre Nicolas Charles Oudinot by Robert Lefevre.jpg
Nicolas Charles Oudinot by Robert Lefèvre
12 July 1809 Made a Marshal of the Empire in 1809 following his conduct at the Battle of Wagram. Napoléon decreed he was the choice "for the Army".
Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont Duke of Ragusa 28 June 1808
Blason Auguste Frederic Louis Viesse de Marmont (1774-1852) Blason Auguste Frederic Louis Viesse de Marmont (1774-1852) duc de Raguse.svg
Blason Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont (1774-1852)
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Auguste Frederic Louis Viesse de Marmont (1774-1852) duc de Raguse.svg
Quarterly: I and IV, Argent, 3 bends Gules; II, Or, to the standard Gules, to the cross Argent, set in bend, the trable Sable; III, party: a, Azure, to the Cross of Lorraine Or; Gules, to a flaming sword in pale Argent; all below the head of the Duke of the Empire debruised.
Marmont Marmont.jpg
Marmont
12 July 1809 Made a Marshal of the Empire in 1809 following his conduct at the Battle of Wagram. Napoléon decreed he was the choice "for Friendship".
Louis-Gabriel Suchet I: Duke of Albufera

II: Comte de Suchet

I: 11 January 1813

II: 19 March / 24 June 1808

Blason Famille Suchet Albufera Blason Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826) duc d'Albufera.svg
Blason Famille Suchet Albufera
Orn ext Marechal-Duc de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826) duc d'Albufera.svg
Under the head of the Dukes of the Empire, party 3, cut into:
  1. Or, 4 vergettes Gules, three irons of Pikes Argent, debruising above all
  2. Argent, to the tower Sable, surmounted by three turrets of the same
  3. Quarterly Gules in turn Sable, and Or to the green tree
  4. Argent, 3 wavy pals of azure
  5. Azure, to a galley, surmounted by "SAG" and accompanied by a point of a dolphin and a shall, all Argent
  6. Or, 4 vergettes Gules, at the foot of lily Argent debruising above all
  7. Azure, a tower Sable, surmounted by three turrets and terraced green
  8. Or, 5 mullets Azure set in saltire; all superimposed upon:
  • I: Party of military counts of the Empire and gold, in the half-flight reversed Sable
  • II: Gules, to the lion leopard Argent, passing over a bridge of wood Or, and holding an olive branch of the same
Gault - Le marechal Suchet, duc d'Albufera (1770-1826) Gault - Le marechal Suchet, duc d'Albufera (1770-1826).jpg
Gault - Le maréchal Suchet, duc d'Albufera (1770-1826)
8 July 1811 Made a Marshal of the Empire for his exemplary and conduct throughout the Peninsular War, and only marshal to gain his baton during said campaign. Awarded following the Siege of Tarragona.
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Comte de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr May 1808
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Blason Laurent Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (1764-1830)
Orn ext Marechal-comte de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Laurent Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (1764-1830).svg
Cut, at I, left of the district of the Military Counts of the Empire surrounded by a chain of silver and azure with a gold star; at II, sand
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Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
27 August 1812 Made a Marshal of the Empire for his brilliant defence and later tactical withdrawal which held off a Russian counter-attack at Polotsk twice. Granted his baton after the first battle.
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski No titles for the French Empire.
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Ciolek
Jozef ks Poniatowski CoA Jozef ks Poniatowski CoA.svg
Józef ks Poniatowski CoA
Argent, with an ox Gules, on a green terrace.
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Prince Jozef Poniatowski, by Josef Grassi
17 October 1813 Only foreigner to become a Marshal of France under Napoleon, awarded for his bravery during the Invasion of Russia.
Emmanuel de Grouchy Comte de Grouchy 28 January 1809
Blason Emmanuel de Grouchy (1766-1847) Blason Emmanuel de Grouchy (1766-1847).svg
Blason Emmanuel de Grouchy (1766-1847)
Orn ext Marechal-comte de l'Empire GCLH.svg
Blason Emmanuel de Grouchy (1766-1847).svg
Or, fretté Azure; over-all Argent, 3 trefoils Vert; in the canton of the Military Counts of the Empire debruising
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Emmanuel de Grouchy 2
17 April 1815 Initially a brave cavalry commander, but later blamed for Napoléon's defeat during the Hundred Days. Made a Marshal of the Empire on the advice of Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout (Minister of War at this time). Last Marshal created by Napoléon.

Noble Titles of the Empire

Princes of the Empire

Dukes of the Empire

Counts of the Empire

Barons of the Empire

Chevaliers of the Empire

Commune Amorial

During the Napoleonic Wars, several regions were integrated into 'Metropolitan France', becoming départements . These are listed separately.

Footnotes

Notes

  1. Napoleon left Elba on 26 February, however the title wasn't disestablished until 9 June.
  2. Though Napoléon and Joséphine had divorced in 1806, Napoléon kept her as an official "member of the senior family". Therefore, her title of Duchess of Navarre is kept here under Empress.
  3. The date is when the title was "confirmed by decree". If another year follows after that, this is when that title was abolished, or the titular holder dropped it, etc.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ottfried Neubecker & J P Brooke-Little (1980). Heraldry: Sources, Symbols and Meanings. The Book Service Ltd. p. 98. ISBN   978-0354044936.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jirí Louda & Michael MacLagan (1999). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe. Little, Brown. p. 125. ISBN   978-1856054690.

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