The Marshal of Nobility () was an institution of self-government of the nobility (szlachta) in the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth which existed in Polish lands acquired by the Russian Empire during the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The term is the Polish translation of the Russian term "ÃÂÃÂõôòþôøÃÂõûàôòþÃÂÃÂýÃÂÃÂòð (predvoditel dvoryanstva)", literally, "leader of nobility", where the word "Marszaà Âek" is a historical title used in the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth for various functions.
Initially it was a position elected by szlachta, however after the Polish January Uprising of 1863 it was appointed by the governor (who himself was appointed by Russian tsar).