Géraud Duroc, duc de Frioul

Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁo kʁistɔf miʃɛl dyʁɔk]; born du Roc; 25 October 1772 – 23 May 1813), 1st duc de 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.

Géraud Duroc, duc de Frioul

duc de Frioul
Portrait by Louis-Léopold Boilly
between 1806 and 1809
Born25 October 1772
Pont-à-Mousson
Died23 May 1813(1813-05-23) (aged 40)
Markersdorf
Buried
Allegiance Army of Condé
 French First Republic
 First French Empire
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1792–1813
RankGeneral of division
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars 
AwardsGrand Eagle of the Legion of Honor
Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity
Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Eagle
duc de Frioul
Other workGrand marshal of the palace
Member of the Sénat conservateur
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