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Géraud Duroc
1772Oct, 25

Géraud Duroc

Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (d. 1813)
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (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 for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who appointed him as the first Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Emperor's military household.

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