The Marbot family (/mɑːrˈboʊ/mar-BOH, French:[maʁbo]) originated from the ancient province of Quercy, near what is now the Corrèze department in south-western France. It is of noble origin, although its members do not precede their names with any title.
Its name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (western pillar, 34th column).[1]
The Marbot family rose to prominence in the 17th century, becoming allied to and joining in the society of several important families of the Limousin and Quercy provinces. Its members became well established in the professions of commerce and law, which brought them considerable wealth, allowing them to acquire property and live from the income of their estates.[2]
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Marbot, Jean Baptiste Antoine Marcelin; Marbot, Antoine Adolphe Marcelin". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Marbot, Marcellin (1892). The Memoirs of General Marbot. Translated by Butler, Arthur J. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
Marbot, Marcellin (2000). The Memoirs of General Marbot. Translated by Colt, Oliver C. Project Gutenberg eBook.
Great Chancellery of the Order of the Legion of Honour. "Base de données Léonore". Archives nationales. Paris: French Ministry of Culture.
Citations
^Divry, Arnauld. "The 660 names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris". Macdonald – Musnier.
^Marbot, Marcellin. "The Memoirs of General Marbot". London: Longmans, Green & Co.
^Base Léonore. "Patronymes: Marbot". Archives nationales. Paris: French Ministry of Culture.
External links
The Memoirs of General Marbot at Project Gutenberg(in English and French)
Biographical note on François-Achille Marbot (in French)
Biographical note on René Marbot (in French)
The names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (in French)
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