Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia) explained

Post:Marshal
Body:the Court
Insignia:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg
Insigniasize:90px
Residence:Building of the Marshal of the Court known as [1]
Seat:Novi dvor, Belgrade
Appointer:The Monarch
Formation:1904
First:Boško Čolak-Antić
Last:Boško Čolak-Antić
Abolished:1941

The Marshal of the Court (Serbian: Маршал Двора|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. The position, wielding considerable influence, was usually honoured upon a high-ranking member of the military or upon a senior diplomat.

History

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. The last Marshal of the Court was also Čolak-Antić after he replaced Slavko Grujić. The building of the Marshal of the Court was called . 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.

List of Marshals of the Court since 1904

PortraitNameTenureMonarchNotes
Boško Čolak-Antić1904–1907Peter I of SerbiaActing Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia
Petar Živković1917–1918Marshal of the Royal Court of Serbia
Jevrem Damjanović1918–1927Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Aleksandar Dimitrijević1927–1934Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia
Slavko Grujić1934–1935Peter II of YugoslaviaMarshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia
Boško Čolak-Antić1935–1941Marshal of the Royal Court of Yugoslavia

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enigma Pionirskog parka: Zašto je srušena zgrada Maršalata? - Bilo jednom u Beogradu . 011info - najbolji vodič kroz Beograd . 2021-04-17 . sr.