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Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)

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Marshal of the Court
Маршал Двора
Maršal Dvora
The building of the Marshal of the Court (center) in Belgrade c. 1930
ResidenceBuilding of the Marshal of the Court known as Maršalat[1]
SeatNovi dvor, Belgrade
AppointerThe Monarch
Formation1904
First holderBoško Čolak-Antić
Final holderBoško Čolak-Antić
Abolished1941

The Marshal of the Court (Serbian Cyrillic: Маршал Двора, romanizedMaršal Dvora), was a senior official of the royal household of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Marshal of the Court was in charge of managing the protocol and the functions of the Court, such as the reception of foreign representatives and the organisation of the monarch's travels abroad.[2] The position, wielding considerable influence, was usually honoured upon a high-ranking member of the military or upon a senior diplomat.[3]

History

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The office of Marshal of the Court was first established in 1904. Boško Čolak-Antić was the first acting Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia appointed by King Peter I. The position was abolished during the German invasion of 1941, and not reinstated after the end of the war and the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[4] The last Marshal of the Court was also Čolak-Antić after he replaced Slavko Grujić.[5] The building of the Marshal of the Court was called Maršalat. Located in the middle of the Palace Garden, it had a characteristic semicircular base in the shape of a horseshoe; it was demolished in 1957.[2]

List of Marshals of the Court since 1904

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Marshal of the Court Slavko Grujić (third from left) with Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (center) c. 1935
Portrait Name Tenure Monarch Notes
Boško Čolak-Antić 1904–1907 Peter I of Serbia Acting Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia[6]
Petar Živković 1917–1918 Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia[7]
Jevrem Damjanović [sr] 1918–1927 Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia[2]
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Aleksandar Dimitrijević [sr] 1927–1934 Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia[2]
Slavko Grujić 1934–1935 Peter II of Yugoslavia Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia[8]
Boško Čolak-Antić 1935–1941 Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia[5]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Enigma Pionirskog parka: Zašto je srušena zgrada Maršalata? - Bilo jednom u Beogradu". 011info - najbolji vodič kroz Beograd (in Serbian). 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Telegraf 2018.
  3. ^ Čedomir Popov & Dragoljub Živojinović 2013.
  4. ^ Marie-Janine Calic 2019, p. 275.
  5. ^ a b Robert L. Jarman 1997, p. 668.
  6. ^ Novica Rakočević 1981, p. 35.
  7. ^ Mile Bjelajac 2007.
  8. ^ Stephen Taylor 1935, p. 336.

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