Duke of Friuli

He was born on October 25, 1772 in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, eastern France.
General of the First French Empire, he was named Grand Marshal of the Palace by Napoleon.
He was killed on May 23, 1813 in Niedermackersdorf, near Görlitz, Silesia
"Géraud-Christophe de Michel du Roc a.k.a. Duroc (1772-1813), Duke of Friuli" by Antoine-Jean Gros (Paris 1771 - Meudon 1835).

His tomb , is in the Dome Church in the Hôtel des Invalides located in Paris' seventh arrondissement.