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Louis-Joseph Marchand (1791 - 1876) was the 2nd valet of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French until Napoleon's death in 1821.

Marchand was born into a middle-class family on March 28, 1791 in Paris, France to Marie-Marguerite Broquet, a nurse to Napoleon and Marie Louise's son the King of Rome. He has one sibling, a sister named Henriette who was one of Marie Louise's wardrobe girls.

Marchand first entered Napoleon's household in 1811 as a domestic servant. When Napoleon's 1st Valet, Louis Constant Wairy deserted Napoleon in 1814, General Bertrand chose Marchand to replace him.

Marchand's devotion to Napoleon, like Bertrands and Saint-Denis, was remarkable. He went with Napoleon to Elba and Saint-Helena. And always remained loyal to him until his death.

Marchand kept notes throughout these years. They were published in French in two volumes in 1952 and 1955 (Mémoires de Marchand) and in English in 1998 (In Napoleon’s Shadow). These are considered to be among the more trustworthy accounts written by people surrounding Napoleon.