The title Marshal General of France, or more specifically: "Marshal General of the fields and armies of the King" (maréchal général des camps et armées du roi) was given to specify that the one that had it, had authority over all the French armies. This was to differentiate it from other Marshals who at that time could only command an army. This dignity was granted only to Marshals of France, usually when the dignity of the Constable of France was not available or, since 1602, suppressed. List of holders
There were only seven in the history of France: Five in the pre-revolution stage.
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