Grand Marshal

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Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. The following are some additional usages of the term Grand Marshal:

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[edit] Court

As a court title, a Grand Marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. Some examples include:

  • Grootmaarschalk (in Dutch) : The highest civilian official (NOT in the 'Military House') at the courts of the kingdoms of Belgium (also Grand maréchal in French) and of the Netherlands
  • Marszalek wielki: Grand Marshal (at the court) of Poland or of Lithuania

[edit] Ceremonial

[edit] Military

The military rank of Grand Marshal is considered a rank senior to that of Field Marshal. On military comparison charts, a Grand Marshal is often compared to a six or seven star General, equivalent in some ways to the United States Army rank "General of the Armies".

While literal translations of the military Grand Marshal rank are rare, the following ranks can be considered equivalent:

[edit] Fiction

Grand Marshal often appears as a a rank in science fiction sorces often in space or star fleets whose size requires a rank above such other titles as Surface Marshal and Fleet Admiral. Among Grand Marshal science fiction equivalents include:

[edit] See also

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