Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)

Great Officer of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Marshal of the Court

Маршал Двора
Maršal Dvora

The building of the Marshal of the Court (center) in Belgrade c. 1930

Residence| Building of the Marshal of the Court known as Maršalat[1]
Seat| Novi dvor, Belgrade
Appointer| The Monarch
Formation| 1904
First holder| Boško Čolak-Antić
Final holder| Boško Čolak-Antić
Abolished| 1941

The Marshal of the Court (Serbian Cyrillic: Маршал Двора, romanized: Maršal 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

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| 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.

### Sources

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* Mile Bjelajac (2007). Generals and Admirals of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918-1941 (in Serbian). Serbian Institute of History. ISBN 978-86-7005-039-6.
* Marie-Janine Calic (2019). A History of Yugoslavia. Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-838-3.
* Čedomir Popov; Dragoljub Živojinović (2013). Two Centuries of Modern Serbian Diplomacy (in Serbian). Balkan Institute SANU. ISBN 978-86-7179-079-6.
* Robert L. Jarman (1997). Yugoslavia: 1927-1937. Archive Editions Limited. ISBN 978-1-85207-950-5.
* Stephen Taylor (1935). Who's who in Central and East Europe. Central European Times Publishing Company.
* Telegraf (2018). "The building of the Marshal of the Court: Why did the communists demolish the building of Pioneer Park in 1957?". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian).
* Novica Rakočević (1981). Political relations between Montenegro and Serbia, 1903-1918 (in Serbian). Istorijski institut SR Crne Gore u Titogradu.

*[c.]: circa